I owned real estate before but lost it all in the GFC. 

Some big business PM companies are heavy on the advertising/sales but no real money on the delivery and fulfillment of promises.  

My advice is get a real estate agent who is also an investor, make sure to walk the properties yourself (if that means flying into town that couple of days and flight cost may save you tens of thousands, the number of out of state investors I have met who are up **** creek without a paddle are numerous)  and run your numbers forward backward side to side for every strategy. do you have a back up plan to your back up plan? 

Real Estate agent How did you finance this deal?

page=1&utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Transactional:%20topic_notification&utm_content=Transactional#p5535505https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/ZacharyCole/referencesHere are my interviews on the BP podcast:Podcast Episode #847 https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-847Podcast Episode #994 https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-994Podcast Episode #626 https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-626I'll be happy to answer any additional questions you have so reach out at any point in time.

So not a "real" corporation.

To me that's real Private Money. 

Im looking for some local investor meet ups/real estate exchange in the Fort Worth area.

Online search engines and an amazing real estate agent, who is still a good friend; she understood our needs and actively worked with us to find a family friendly neighborhood closer to work.

Quote from @Sean Michel: Hey everyone,I am a certified real estate appraiser and investor.