Go to ICSC, host a killer party, collect business cards.

I always say hosts make the worst guests.

There is a meet up every month in Lafayette hosted by @Robert Leonard which you should attend and there is also a group in Baton Rouge (The Ring) Sounds like you have a plan and hope you find what you are looking for!

It may be your bid - or the terms, or the way it is written - or the lack of proof of funds/pre-qual, or a whole host of factors.

If you're ever available in the mornings, Scott Abernathy and I host an informal coffee meetup on Tuesday mornings at 7:30.

I have been attending Webinars hosted by Matt Faircloth, Brandon and J.

We host the largest monthly multifamily meetup in WI, if you're ever in the area!

He is hosting the Raising Money Summit in October. 

MTV recently hosted the VMA awards at Prudential Center which was a win for the city and an example of Newark as a City on the Rise and potential tourist destination, but this water crisis was like a cloud dimming the sunlight. 

I also host one in Bellevue once a month called Real Estate at Work.I primarily invest for cashflow out of state (through BRRRRs), and I also rent out the rooms in the house that I live in.