I'm seeking to be in an environment with like minded individuals to learn and network to grow my portfolio and eventually network to collaborate on larger deals once I have a better understanding of the commercial side. 

There's some excellent relevant & recent material from very high quality individuals on this forum.

Quote from @John Morgan: I’d do individual cash out refis on them to scale up.

However, I was talking to a DSCR loan officer about a property I was looking at and they told me that they would only lend to an entity like a LLC or corporation; they would not lend to me individually.

I've been tracing wholesalers in califonia for months, like nothing other state finding individual wholasalers in califonia is quite challenging I don't know if it's because the house prices are too high compared to other markets.

Mexicos second largest revenue source are wired funds from the U.S. by individuals.  

And you now have to file three tax returns:- partnership tax return- your individual tax return reporting 1/2 of the partnership losses- your partner's individual tax return reporting their 1/2 of the partnership lossesAnd while partnership return can be DIY-ed, it probably should not be.

I manage a few smaller complexes and they are all on individual price schemes though they are usually within a few dollars of each other. 

You cannot blindly message individuals on BP advertising services.

We hear less BPRE episodes featuring individual investors, and it missing the breadth of STR and LTR knowledge that David Green and Rob brought into the discussion with the guests.