They also held two annual events in the Fall and Spring that drew in over 100,000 tourists each.

I know it's unlikely, but in that event, I think a client could sue a property manager for negligence.

And the whole event had a very casual feel.

Find a local REI, meetups and networking events.

By collapsing a segment of regional lenders, it becomes a consolidating event, because you the "evil genius's" of it all get to swop in wearing a hero's disguise, claim the victors conquest/rewards while staking you "must do it for the common good" and the sheeple applaud your consolidation vs fight it. 

For meetups, you want to check the events forum here and places like Meetup dot com.

I've been to some local events when I used to live there (2020-2023) but I tend to like networking 1 on 1 more than at events. 

I agree with other responses here, and to piggyback on them it seems everyone plans to 'own forever' when they sign a 30 year lease or finance term, and then things change (job, relationship, life events, etc) and folks try to sell the property with 25-28 years left.Banks do not look at power bills when determining DTI, but they will look at a solar loan/lease. 

But this typically isn't the sequence of events since it seems like you are going to be installing new LVP , so have the contractor repair the soft spot first then install the LVP. 

A great way to start is by attending RE events and joining a local investors association.