At the end of the day, whether small or large deals it always comes down to relationships.

When it comes to housing, the FHA rules apply in addition to those of your state/city.

Does anyone know of any meetups/ networking events regarding real estate or entrepreneurship?
Looking for ways to expand my network as well as possible job opportunities. 

Not realizing I was only getting a few hundred a month from it and from a cash-on-cash perspective I'd have been better off buying TBills with the click of a button instead of all the hard work, stress, time, and planning I put into it. 

You’ve come to the right place.

@Jung Lee, Welcome to the community!

I would start by finding areas you actually WANT to live and go from there.Picking a place to call home simply because it has a real estate market that you feel will fit your goals is a great way to end up miserable. 

I am so sorry that you have to be the trailblazer on this one but those coming after you will be thankful.

The loan has come to term and they can’t maintain the property and the current interest rates.

Welcome to the BP community!