Find local real estate investor groups and become a familiar face with that community, network with people. 

I wanted to reach out and put my name in the forums so that I can start to network and build a strong foundation for myself.

As 'newbies' trying to enter the RE game as multi-family rental investors, we have first been working on establishing our team - asking as many questions as we can - networking with those we already know (and don't) - trying to gain knowledge and build a foundation.With that all said..My partner and I have the opportunity to meet with a attorney who specializes in both residential and commercial real estate. 

Great way to connect and network.

Here were my selection criteria, in rank of importance: Personal Network - do I have any connections already present?

If you do online classes you miss the networking oportunity.

Looking to network with real estate professionals in my area including but not limited to real estate agents, wholesalers, private lenders, tax professionals, and contractors.

He would hire people he would network with from other countries that were nurses, where a 50,000 dollar salary here to bring back to their families was a multitude of money in their home country, and how the Folks living in the Assisted Living Home were much happier to be in an actual house, with a nice yard, and only a few people instead of hundreds.

Currently I'm saving money to make my first purchase and I feel as though this would be a strong way to network and create relationships.

Atlanta Regional Commision  --> atlantaregional.orgAtlanta Beltline --> beltline.orgTrulia - for crime stats once you've targeted a couple of neighborhoodsDepending on the type of properties you seek, Metro Atlanta has a wide array of options.