These can happen at any city, county, state, or school district meeting.Maybe in an area that is slow moving and not growing extremely fast, it is different. 

Now as I am approaching that mark very rapidly I stumbled across the idea of FHA loans to buy duplexes or MFH and ending up breaking even on your living cost and eventually creating cashflow when moving out. 

But I'm also not averse to being hands on initially, at least before I grow my portfolio. 

Your background and experience in construction will be incredibly beneficial to you as you grow as a real estate investor. 

I’d love to be able to invest in, grow, and give back to the community that gave me so much growing up!

Louis market for fixers being from the area.Excited about the future and looking forward to growing some new networks.

The market in the town has been growing a lot in the last few years.

If you aren't certain that you want to grow your portfolio, then maybe look to invest in something more passive such as a syndication. 

Marijuana not legal, think Brewery or growing mushrooms or vegetables like lettuce.2) Old shopping malls.

@Jon Holdman it's tempting to start a REIA like group, not do that and watch it grow bigger than many of them have.