I did not see marketing costs, nights that you need to spend at networking meetings paying for dinners or memberships.

Paid platforms often offer additional features like market analytics, off-market property leads, and filters for investor-specific criteria, giving them a leg up over free options.Exactly, most platforms have to offset cost somewhere because of how expensive it is to keep the data up to date.

Are there any meet up groups in Seattle for "remote" investors?

That said, you will need to make sure the property meets the definition of rural first.

Listing on multiple platforms does affect ranking by platforms but not as much as you think.  

Maybe you have some thoughts on if this is feasible.I will absolutely put a pin in the NorCal Real Estate Mastermind meet-up.

No, I am not a part of any meet up groups.

Show up at as many local meetups as you can to possibly meet the right seller, lender, or partner. 

It also has a dashboard where you can see how far along you are with meeting the 750 hours requirement with at least 500 hours in material participation and 250 hours in general participation.

Hi Danny, nice to meet you!