I knew the local market and what style/size home I could confidently renovate myself.

With that said, you need to find one that fits your style and what your goals are for the year.

Another thing that has helped me attrack investors is to actually get out there and teach people how to invest.

You (almost) never draw a W2 salary from being a landlord.Rich Dad examples are for a completely different scenario, such as potentially running a store or a gym or being a traveling guru teaching others about creating corporations and writing fiction books about fictional characters who supposedly influenced you. ;)Fringe benefits of C-corporations are extremely limited for their owners even when it is appropriate to consider a C-corp for some other reasons.

if i remember right every $1k down is only like $16 a month off. so i feel like keeping the cash in the bank would be the smarter choice. however i dont want to over leverage and be stuck with a hefty payment if rent decides to drop in the area. im just trying to find my best routes from people who can teach me a bit. 

That being said there are plenty of opportunities to pick up cheap rentals with good casflow, and a few good flip opportunities for the larger 4/5 bed Victorian style homes.

The black and white modern farmhouse styled mobile home is freshly painted outside and pops with a Caribbean blue double door that opens up to a spacious 1100 sq ft of interior living space.

If not, try to find a networking style that works better for your personality.Obviously from my answer above, I think the only real value of meetups is the networking, not the education.

One of the biggest complaints for many of the button style locks is the keypad fails due to the environment.Also the button systems eventually show a wear pattern that people can use to guess the codes.

I was slated to have a speaker for our January meeting who teaches a STR course - she was going to basically give an abridged version of her course and get the opportunity to pitch the full course for those who were interested - and she fell through.