I would try deleting my temporary internet files in your browser.

Search in perplexity.ai for vendors in your market and reach out. 

Zach, If you search Pace Morby on YouTube.

You can usually find some events by doing a simple google search.

One who is active still and recently did a case study write up like this is Don Konipol, the other pops on every now and again and did a BP episode many years ago Aaron Mazzrillo so search those two names and read some threads.A more likely scenario is not what you mentioned as the ever growing note/value deal, at least not as outlined.

You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, Facebook, or a Google search.

SwissPMG can assist you in your property search, underwrite, acquisition, rehab and property management here in Columbus, OH.

Maxwell residential is typically a lot of weekends and some nights but can be better than working over night etc. with your current job.The first year or so in the business you are really searching for what is your path of interest in real estate?

Gentrification follows the formula of cheap rent+ east commute to downtown + open vacant space for restaurants and bars + proximity to another gentrified neighborhood that is getting to expensive so people expand their search to surrounding.  

For suburbs you really have to search for each cities rules.