You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, Facebook, or a Google search.

You can also check their reviews online at Google, Facebook, or Yelp.

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Quote from @Julia Lyrberg: I'd recommend joining Facebook groups!

Soon afterwards a guy was trying to wholesale it on Facebook (not legal, btw.)

Hi tax pros - I have a question about REPS status.First, selfishly, do you believe that my job as CEO of BiggerPockets, which I spend obviously spend essentially all working hours on, and dwarfs activities involving my real estate portfolio (which is managed via a property manager) qualifies me for REPS status?

from what I have seen on the Facebook its a lot of beginner wholesalers daisy chaining deals. everyone is pleasant and lots of ra ra ra .

I got a like for my earlier post on this and thought it was worth updating my status.  

You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, Facebook, or a Google search.

One of the easiest ways is checking off market Facebook groups in your target market where a lot of deals are posted daily.