Welcome Jesse..This is a great community and you will learn a lot..To connect with local investors make sure to check out the local REIA's..Black Diamond Event is one of them and it's taking place tomorrow.

There is the New England REIA in Chelmsford, Justin Silverio's quarterly meet-up in Reading, Black Diamond in Waltham and Worcester just to name a few.  

As Brian mentioned the Black Diamond meetings in Waltham (2nd one in Worcester) are great.  

We also have a free networking event at Black Diamond, we get 100+ per meeting, URL in my signature, the next event is in Waltham on Tuesday, you are most welcome.

I have my eye on a piece of property that’s a real diamond in the rough but it’s already listed on the market.

Twelve year old boy and a box of Red Diamond kitchen matches. 

Diamond in the rough contractors & properties are a key component of the strategy.4.

If you can overcome these things, you'll be able to acquire the diamond-in-the-rough properties because you hung in there while others chickened out and gave their money to the stock market.Hang in there man - keep practicing your diligence, make connections, and be careful not to deploy capital toward a bad investment.

I tell him that he mailed to an area of Diamond Head where properties generally sell in less than 30 days. 

We just have to put up with the "step by steppers" trained to sell like a monkey.People are receptive to a pitch for impulse buying situations, extra large fries, the family cable package, they'll even fall for the larger diamond ring that will really say you love her.