Are there any local real estate meet-ups or community here that investors meet-up?

depending on how backed up the county is it can e take a few months for court date. in essex county it took my mother in law about 8 months or so for the full process. she had an attorney, not sure if that sped anything up

Get to some local meetings.

But I don't think I fully understand the law surrounding this and the actual ways it should be used.As I understand it, this is what you could do with such a clause if you are buying a property and the seller is financing it to you:As an example using easy numbers, you could buy a property through seller financing for a price of $100,000.

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You can get all the networking you desire locally (REIA's) and at your local Church (Men's groups).Quite a business model though...if they have 1000+ members paying $700/mo...well, you do the math!

The transaction netted near $1m but he had a 50% partner (not me, his sister) so he netted half (land transaction on large scale ADU development - https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/working-for-you/new-...). 

Get familiar with the local market trends and property values.

Self management works if you are local and can separate emotion from business.

I would suggest setting "instabook" to "off", allowing one of the more flexible cancelation options, and having a minimum stay in line with your local ordinances.