@Steven Bays Hey Steven, First of all, congratulations on the upcoming wedding!

The one main theme I have seen over the years and in my current role as a funder of these assets in the wholesale condition before they are bought by out of state folks.. is that OOS folks really need to concentrate on the better properties in a given area.. where I see heart ache is when they try to buy super low value homes IE the cheapest homes on the market in a given MSA.. not realizing that the tenant is also the hardest to manage.. just moving up 20k on the purchase will put them in a much better position to have a decent tenant and in an area that is not so tough to own in. 

i attended the REI of Orange County last Wed evening and it was great.  

I attended my first REI group meeting last Wed and before I did just printed some business cards in my inkjet.

Last quick tips: 1)ignore the list price ... make any offers based on your numbers, not theirs ... if they say no, then onto the next one. 2)I run both the buy-n-hold and flip numbers on every home, that is my plan A and plan B (or visa versa) ... plan A numbers need to get me a good return, plan B numbers need to be good enough (with margin) that I don't lose my behind if the SHTF with plan A ... easier said than done in today's market, but I don't (and haven't recently) pull the trigger unless ...I work some days in AV, so if it is mon-wed evening for meetups, count me in.

I think I can keep pushing my weekend rate upwards because by Wed/Thurs there are only 1-2 dozen places left for the upcoming weekend in the city limits (or just outside like mine), and most of what's left is either crap or overpriced. 

It usually meets on the 1st Wed of the month.  

That is a reoccurring theme that I hear time and time again.  

Secondly, congratulations on your 1st wedding anniversary.Thirdly, welcome to the vibrant BP community.

If we can get a group together I would like to have speakers with experience come and share insight at future events, however I think the theme for the first meeting is simply a meet and greet.