You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, Facebook, or a Google search.

I think there is a balance.. to me the folks I see that seem to work far more than others are like the folks I saw at Google headquarters when I was invited there for a presentation.

Next piece of advice is shop this deal around with someone through the forums or local real estate groups (google for your area). 

Columbus is known for its appreciation market, driven by major developments like the $20 billion Intel plant, Google's three data centers, and Amazon & Meta acquiring hundreds of acres of land.

For example:Second, under their "About us" link, click on "Management" and you'll see a "Meet the Team" page where there's the following photo/info for this James LaPushner fellow you mentioned (which says he was born in New Zealand):However, if you do a reverse Google image search on this photo, you'll find that it's posted on several other sites, including this one: https://planetaseminarov.ru/people/konstantin-baksht.htmlHere's a photo of him from this page:This page is written in Russian, but if you translate it, it says his name is Konstantin Baksht, he lives in Moscow Russia, and he is the owner and CEO of the international consulting company Baksht Consulting Group. 

Principal changing his name (sometimes just slightly) to walk away from previous recordIMO a light search, like Google, is a good FIRST STEP in vetting a deal.  

I'm afraid if you don't get a handle on it or let them go with a referral it could be detrimental to your business and could quite possibly lead to negative google reviews. 

I got a Google Vacation Rental booking almost immediately and a direct booking. 

Just Google Maps and see it from yourself.

You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, Facebook, or a Google search.