There is a good meetup in Columbia, MD the third Weds of the month and MAREIA in Ownings Mills has lots of regular meetings.

I can say from my personal experiences that about five years ago there were a million "real estate investors" in the Atlanta area I mean these guys were making big money had TV commercials, fast cars and faster women they were like celebrities and they would take advantage of anyone who wanted to learn the game.

Anyway, to let you know, I am celebrating my first year anniversary this month and I have made a modest income (160K).

When it works out, you need to make a celebration of the success. 

Hello all , I am a celebrity trainer of sorts and have clients come from all over the USA to train with me.

This is so important.Think of the celebrity who had millions and is now homeless.

Every time I buy a property, I buy a humungous 36 inch pizza for my co-workers to celebrate/bless the investment.

welcome to BP @Christopher V.Here's a list of recommended bookshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/1...Listen to ALL the podcasts, every one of them has value And lastly, go network in your local REI@Michael Barbari has a meetup next Wed in DGhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/38...

So, my question is this: would it be wise, if we could find the right deal, to buy a single-family, fixer-upper a few months before the wedding, fix it up, then live in it till December, at which time we'd hand it over to a property management company for the year we go abroad and collect a small income from the rent.

Wife and I will be in St Charles next week for a wedding reception and at the same time want to look at a few properties in old St Charles.