Newbie to the platform and Real Estate Investing looking to connect with other investors and forums for gleaning and learning.  

Bring: three spare bolt lock sets, crowbar, tool kit, cell phone fully charged, camera, lots of cardboard boxes and used bubble wrap that you glean from some furniture store that throws those out, pickup truck, gloves, apron, masks, and febreeze. 

So hopefully you are able to glean something from it.  

Just getting started - please feel free to reach out - I take every opportunity to glean from those that are more experienced than myself. 1. 🌎  I am based in Lexington, Kentucky and looking to invest in central and southeast Kentucky areas2. 💫 I am just now jumping in and learning about real estate investing so I want to use BP to gain more knowledge and build relationships.

I might have the HGTV eyes as I’d like to turn it into a suite with a full bath and kitchenette but having analysis paralysis on pulling that trigger based upon where we live (south of the airport) and the return on investment.Do you know of any local meetups or groups we could seek out and glean from?

Another tip I keep hearing is call as many 1031 exchange intermediaries as possible and ask all your questions to each to glean as much wisdom as possible.

They glean their info from the photos."

I ran a property records search and found one grant deed in 1996 (with a loan of 75k), and then this deed in 2020:DetailsType: Trustee's DeedDocument ID: 220114950Recording Date: 21 Aug 2020Original Contract Date: 21 Aug 2020Sale Price: $128,000 (Full Amount Stated On Document)SellerFidel A Ruiz, Kristina K RuizBuyerPhh Mortgage Corporation5720 Premier Park DrRiviera Beach, FL 33407I am not sure what info I can glean from this.

There's a lot to learn here but nothing beats what you can glean from face to face connections. 

I'd say read thru these posts and glean what the general knowledge level of a wholesaler is.Or to quote Wu-Tang: "Protect ya' neck"