As a newbie, I’d love to connect with local investors and agents to learn more about the area and refine my plan.

I live in Phoenix and my business partner and I put on a couple local forums for investors like yourself to network.

Studying the local market makes a lot of sense.

For your out-of-state BRRRR plan, building a strong local team in St.

I would recommend finding some local meetups to attend, and also tuning into the Straight Up Chicago Investor's Podcast.

Local references are invaluable because those lenders have proven themselves in your market.Work with Reputable Companies: Some well-known DSCR lenders with a solid reputation include Lima One Capital, LendingOne, Kiavi, RCN Capital, Visio Lending, and Easy Street Capital.

If you are just looking to network I would go the route of meetups locally (you can check above at the toolbar, hoover over forums then to the right you have events and meetups.If you are looking to wholesale and build a list of buyers that fix and flip for deals you may have then I would pull lists from 3rd party sites like Property Radar or propstream.

Look for distressed properties through online platforms or local agents.

And the best way to start networking is here on BP and attending your local REIA meetings IMO.

Whether you're a local or considering investing from out of state, I believe Albuquerque has some unique opportunities, but as always, there are factors to consider.1.