Having a interest in REI, and googling around internet, I get REI related emails, and so I have BP, Google, and Joshua Dorkin's savvy to thank.I'm a Newbie currently living on Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada, and will be moving back over to Vancouver Island ASAP - Victoria, would be fantastic, and so would Qualicum Beach, but Sooke, Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Deep Bay, or Qualicum Village / Falls are possibilities - the bigger the hub the better - for networking and also for performing & recording meditation music (hobby - business).I work 6 months per year as Marine Engineer with Canadian Coast Guard, and get the other 6 months off (with pay), but I hope to replace this income with my new career as an REI.Being new, I need to absorb, study, and learn as much as possible as quickly as possible, (to be able to change vocations / careers within next 24 months).

I love deals of all kinds and one of my hobbies is yard selling/ estate sales. 

I have one rental property that does very well that I acquired more as a hobby awhile back.

Investing in real estate seems like an interesting hobby in addition to being a good way to get some extra cash flow (Who couldn't use that, right?).

My real estate background: I have studied real estate investing as a hobby for a while but haven't made the plunge for and investment.

Is it a place that you grew up vacationing, that you used to live near, some niche hobby that has a travel/tourism element (ice fishing, hiking National Parks that aren't the 6 that everyone knows, motorcycle rallies, etc.), or some other specific knowledge that would give you an unfair advantage over other investors?

We don't need a cheap or expensive hobby, we need cash flow!

@Matt Varga - I facilitate many meetings of Hobby Millionaire Charlotte - you can find our schedule on meetup.com.  

I graduated from UW-Stout in the spring of 2015 and some of my passions/hobbies include fitness, riding motorcycle, and most recently started cycling.  

Ask questions about their kids, hobbies you see interest them from walking through their home, what kind of work they do, where they're from, etc...