I know a guy that runs a great one in Tampa if you want me to connect you two (I know that is farther away). 

We have several who drive up from the Joplin Area.Definitely worth your time.Next meeting is February 11th, 2025 MAREI is a great group to connect with in the KC area! 

Melisa Justice, and she helped me navigate the entire Journey, it was a process not too long, it took about a month, and the process would have been definitely very hard being that I was on a different state by Melissa made it a lot smother, she was very responsive to all my questions (and I had a lot of questions), she helped me find a lender that would fit better for my financial situation, once I was pre-approved she connected me with the right property inspectors, and all through out the process she kept in touch pointing me the right direction all the way until closing day, all this to say I Definitely recommend her for any body the is finally ready to take the plunge and get started with their real estate carrier, I definitely will get in touch with her when I'm ready to buy my next property!

I'd love to connect and always free to answer any questions! 

@Benjamin LarabeeI'll be honest - most bookkeeping companies are not worth the money, so vet them carefully.

Happy to connect if you want to dive deeper! 

At the end of the day, losing $10k is really not a lot in the grand scheme of real estate investing, and given the seeming high volatility of this market ($275k to $220k, presumably in a matter of months), and the generally high monthly cost of HML, I would get out quickly and think of the loss as the cost of education.At least in my area (Cincinnati, OH) I don't see the market dramatically improving even as we get into the spring buying season, and, honestly, I only see mortgage rates continuing to climb for the foreseeable future, taking more and more buyers out of the market.

@Damien Davis You could do a modular build, it gets delivered and connected and you're done.

I would love to connect and see how we can provide each other value.

I am only a bit south of you here in Chicago, but I also have some pretty good connections in the Milwaukee area.