There are so many veterans who have carved nice paths in real estate investing all over the site and as guests on podcasts that you can learn from as well.

If you are just looking to network I would go the route of meetups locally (you can check above at the toolbar, hoover over forums then to the right you have events and meetups.If you are looking to wholesale and build a list of buyers that fix and flip for deals you may have then I would pull lists from 3rd party sites like Property Radar or propstream.

I got to visit the JTOC in Kabul in 2011 while I was deployed, lots going on! 

With Google, Yelp, Facebook reviews as well as what is on their site and what type of content they are posting on their social media pages....

In my area an  U&O is only done when the house is built or an addition put on 

To echo @Alexander O., few of our clients have gone through SB9 for the unit add-on within LA county, but I haven't seen anyone do it for the lot split.

Removing some of the on-site staffing that is not needed 4.

Would love to get rid of all the spam on the forums but the site is geared towards new investors and service providers; so, I am not the target audience.

Congrats, on both of those deals and, more importantly, on staying persistent to find your niche.Lots of misinformation on this thread.Andrey is not pitching anything or lyingHe is not expecting 30% IRR on every opportunityFinding and vetting trustworthy sponsors is not as hard as non-syndication investors thinkPerforming diligence on sponsors takes years, not hours or daysMany sophisticated LPs perform extensive diligence on sponsors and opportunities that is not discussed on BP (TLO reports on history of crime, bankruptcies, collections, credit, businesses owned, personal residence owned, employment, family members (including phone numbers), even traffic violations...the list goes on)Many LPs leverage sites like Ian's, 506 group, in-person conferences, and one another to analyze opportunities and sponsors together (it's a lot more sophisticated that the "what do you think about XYZ" posts on BP)There are tons of sponsors and opportunities that don't use short-term, bridge financing or max leverageMost are using 5-12 year debt, with inception LTVs in the 70s and year 2-3 LTVs in the 60s (and carry high reserves on top of that)The opportunities discussed on BP are only a small fraction of what's available in the marketPrudent syndication investing is just like anything else in life...it takes diligence and time. 

If you can personally visit the property to confirm, do so.