I was online one day and  found my local REIA chapter and decided to attend.

As far as finding empty boxes for sale, you should join the ICSC and then attend the conferences and networking events. 

If you can't handle stepping in to a grocery store or attending Sunday church service without a dog in your pack, you may need to be medicated and under constant supervision.I'm prior military and a combat veteran.

looking forward to the next Brew City meet up I can attend.

However, we also do limited inspections as the seasons change to attend to certain maintenance needs.

I attend a regular real estate Meetup groups and have connected with someone that is a Property Manager and she thinks it is one of the good ways to start in the business if I plan on owning my own properties.

Attend networking events and always talk to others about what you do , people know people and may be able to put you in contact with your next potential investor . 

Either my wife or I would like to attend.

My wife and I try to attend the Cacasdia Investor Aaliance at Bob’s Burger up in Marysville on the 4th Monday of the month.

Check out the events page:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-and-happeningsYou can input your zip and how far you’re willing to drive  Two upcoming events I’ll be attending are:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/621859-chicago-multifamily-clubhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/623857-chicago-investors-meetup-octoberThese are great meetups because you’ll meet many people in different parts of their investing journey and many are very willing share knowledge.