If you end up buying in my neck of the woods in Sedona, I'll also be able to point you toward some of the top inspectors and contractors, as well.Either way, good luck!

Many of them are covering their own necks with their conservative approach.

What I did to be better at networking is to take baby steps and continuously go to networking events to build up your “social muscle”.

I think so, I do think it can be developed, honed, and strengthened like any muscle.

@Grant Sylvester one example comes from right here on a BP thread from a few months ago: a first-time wholesaler connected with someone trying to sell a challenging property in the south (I believe it was rural Mississippi but could have been Louisiana or Alabama, somewhere in a small town in that neck of the woods anyway).

I've found some Mexican and Asian kids that are still alive and awake to the possibilities, but the rest of them -- dead from the neck up.

Is anyone else seeing positive signs in their neck of the woods?

In the last crash, my commercial assets became an anchor around my neck when tenants disappeared.

This is a high ranking enlisted man who you don't want breathing down your neck.

There are probably dozens of people on this forum willing to do that with others.When they know you are serious about having your neck on the line (money) and your time on the line (following mentor directions) they will show you.