I would check with the Chamber or Economic Development Corp of the area you are interested.They'll probably have a list.https://tampabayedc.com/news-m...

If anyone has a meeting room we could use free of charge, this might be the way to go initially, and we wouldn't have to worry about raising funds for a place to meet.If we decide we want to get this group going long term, we may want to join either the Auburn or Opelika Chamber of Commerce.

Check out our Chamber of Commerce (206 N.

I am looking at local real estate agent association boards, they have some good dataAlso for economic indicators look for local chamber of commerce and regional planning commission! 

Right now, they just have an echo-chamber of like-minded full-time residents reinforcing their stereotypes of outside investors. 

Some of the best kinds of meetings are real estate investors in America the meetings as well as chambers of commerce and business networking groups.

There were some great graphs in one of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce digital publications showing how diverse the economy is here (available for free online).Having said that, it'll be interesting to follow the long term economic impact of the inaugural LNG (liquefied natural gas) exports of the US starting this February/March at the Sabine Pass port by the TX/LA border and other upcoming ports. 

In the folio we also have a welcome letter with important contact numbers, an emergency preparedness brochure, instructions on how to use a fireplace, recycling instructions, information about the nearest urgency care clinic, a walking map of the area from the chamber of commerce, etc.The appliance user manuals and fire extinguishers are included as items that stay with the property for tenants to use as needed.

I want to pull the trigger, but the round isn't chambered....

To see if your block walls are full of water, you can drill a hole near the base into one of the "chambers" of the block (this is what the waterproofing companies will do to keep the water from filling the wall once they have installed the french drain system).