I quickly learned that when making offers on properties in Prince George's County, you have to move fast due to the heavy investor presence.

While the whole starting a family thing took my attention away from my online presence over these past couple of years, I can't ever forget the role that BP and other sites played in my foundation.

@Darnell Cooley  I'm a newbie also and have come across some good stuff, I too have a small cash buyer list but with this route you will get more calls from cash buyers to compose your list.

But, from my personal experience, my properties are in cities with a military presence. best of luck. 

Take it in....Last note: this is a professional networking site composed of the very people that you will be working with if you become an investor.

In spite of looking economic uncertainty, we remain assured in the fact that the military presence here will persist into the future even as the US potentially suffers a sustained period of contraction.

But, if for some reason they were picking another agent in a given area - you would need to be a visible presence in the target area.From what they told me some banks have specific criteria such as the max distance the agent can have their office away from the property.

I am glad to have another Dallasite on this board.We have a large and growing presence here andI think you will find plenty of networking opportunities.

Some of these are meetup groups, some have a presence on Facebook, All should be easy to find. 

First, start by following the advice of the iconic book on investing: The Richest Man in Babylon.Since it was originally a series of pamphlets, the book is composed of short, allegorical stories, all intended to teach readers how to acquire money, how to keep it, and how to use it.