I've been studying for a while and see investing as a cycle, times of high activity (chasing the deal) and times of latency (allowing the deal to mature).

 just start generating leads and start talking to people and when you’re not doing that educate yourself also hire a mentor just basically get active..

A lifelong friend and I are motivated to (virtually) meet and connect with those in REI working in the Pittsburgh area.I'm active duty military and living in California with two rental properties (one in Virginia Beach & one in Pittsburgh) and my close friend owns a single family in Baltimore.  

The 'good guys' on here can help the newbies by pointing out the very obvious trolls......Just my $0.02 I think if we have active moderators and active community to help put them back in the bag it will be fine as well.

I am actively looking to remodel or build a 8 to 10 RAL in the Houston area.

Now, my kids are 12, 15, and 15 (twins), and I'm an active real estate agent in Pinehurst, NC. 

The majority of our expertise comes from experience and having a specific book of real-estate clients who are involved in a wide variety of activities.

If you need some connections, I run the most active group of small landlords in the city and have a network of connections that you could potentially leverage.

Getting rid of pitbulls, breaking up illegal activity, evicting nonpaying tenants, renovating to the studs so we can get higher rents.

After talking things through with the boss "wife" I finally received the okay to invest into real estate.