Popup Meetup, LinkedIn, Facebook Groups and other online platforms can be helpful in this endeavor.

Are there specific networking events, online platforms, or strategies that have proven effective for building relationships with investors?

My experience does not agree with yours as I do not see Ohio everywhere online and I invest in the Midwest. 

Please feel free to also checkout some of my online content that's geared towards newbie investors - you might like it!

I purchased the rental property book via audible and trying to access the online content.

I still think there is a value for cards but generally agree with this advice - especially if you are starting out as a real estate investor - business cards aren't needed - a linktree or some sort of QR code with a basic online hq page is going to be the best bet

I plan to use baselane to do online screening and am not sure how it works yet.Regarding pet allowance, do people usually request to leave the pets in the front or back yard?

I been looking at some properties online, would you guys say this is a good deal or not?

Is Fathom specific to the Virginia area or is it an online brokerage. 

Upon seeing this name again, I looked it up online and found that the person it belonged to had a number of articles from our local news station for a number of crimes, to include forgery, identity theft, impersonation, etc.