I am now looking to enter the Chicago market, I have heard good things about that market.

Hi Kevin,It looks like you have some money saved, that's fantastic.

I am generally looking the St Louis metropolitan area.

Wife and I are coming down from Toronto, Canada and we are looking to network with current investors, PM, RE Agents, etc...I tried finding meet ups in the forum section "Events & Meetups Section" but had no success.Would love to know of any meetups in Ohio in Jan, Feb or March 2025!

Yes, one approach is to continue with finding other cash flowing property.Let me suggest some other ideas for you to ponder, especially since you've also mentioned you are looking hard at DST's:What about Opportunity Zone funds? 

Hello I'm Whitney Steadman a plumbing contractor who looking to do some investing and  fix&flips Have a strong construction side eager to learn more of the investing side and property acquisition

We're looking to buy a house in Tracey St, 48235.

Note that I do not put a lot of time into due diligence until the "contract to hold" meeting, when they put some skin in the game.At the "contract to hold" meeting, I collect an amount equal to one month's rent.

Need to look around.

Most townies looking to gawk would come to an open house and open houses are usually done only for houses in nice move-in condition.