Here are the details:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/1184531-real...Hope you can make it. 

I know that the tax breaks with a STR are generally much more generous...here is the answer:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1122635-the-s... 

This is a really good thread discussing this: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/530/topics/1135763-any-...I don't see how you could go wrong so long as you have the space and it fits your guest avatar 

Check out the BP meet-up forums for Cincinnati, Ohio area and you will see "Real Estate on Tap" and can see the information for each meeting hosted and the topic based on the speaker.

This is no longer a topic.

If you want more info about this you can always google Larry Higgins Skip Tracing or Larry Higgins Vacant Houses and you can find podcasts I've done discussing this topic in depth over the years.Best of luck.......

While it's a topic for another day, I'm concerned over the softening of the market for domestic travel (although personally, it's great the US $ is doing so well).

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1185366-atten...

Money in general but also specific things like net worth are tough topics for many people to talk about/deal with. 

On the topic of who to learn from, there is a ton of great free information out there that you can learn a lot from, such as podcasts and blogs.