Jet Lending, a local HM company, hosts one of the largest REI meetings the 3rd Wed. of each month at the Houston Texans Grille.

We're also interested in finding a good property manager (that seems to be a common theme in the forums :).

My wife said I have to wait until our big church wedding next April until I can start that endeavor. 

I believe the theme of this post has turned into attend REIAS for networking purpose only and don't get drawn into the Guru sales pitch.

A friend went to a wedding where the bridal party rented a $3M mansion for $11,000 for 5 days.

The DZC also explicitly states that STRs do not include rentalof a dwelling unit for commercial events, such as parties or weddings.

There are also several blog articles on tenant screening, which is hugely important, and Brandon Turner's Ultimate Guide to Tenant Screening is chock-full of great advice.http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/01/27...As you'll see, the theme of automation (a la E-myth and 4Hour Work Week philosophies) plays a large role in this site. 

The case to support that is the abundant and reoccurring theme of treating loan investing like real property investing.

Honestly, I have been busy planning for my wedding in less than a month so I haven't done my due diligence and verified that the seller/owner/agent is in fact the owner.

One weekend while I was in SF for a wedding I decided to send out five offers on all different property's with a 20% below asking price.