Be sure to check the events page for all of the local meetups in the area.

Hey @Daniel Kierath JrAlong with the GAREIA groups, you can also find many meet ups on meetup.com and at biggerpockets.com/events.

I recently attended an event for net working but most investors and realtors wouldn’t even give me the time of day or decent advice.

I went to countless networking events doing informal interviews. and came up with these 4.

And that gives you a really bad return on investment.Warren  Buffett once said that business is not like the Olympics -- you don't get any extra points for taking a more difficult event.

The Midwest Summit is an excellent event to connect with other investors. 

Joseph, that depends on your risk tolerance and what plans you have for the property in the event it requires a complete rebuild. 

I had coffee with a great fix/flipper yesterday and looking forward to meeting many other great people in the real estate world.My first post was deleted for not following the rules so hopefully 'looking forward to meeting people' doesn't break the BP laws of introducing myself.Hope to see New England REIA Members tonight at Nick Aalerud's deal flow talk/event. 

@Jeff Rappaport (I met him at a UREAI event in Sandy) and Jeffrey S Breglio are very knowledgable, and here on BP.

@Fay ChenThought about this but the risk of the 7k per month mortgage after we’d refinance is too much for us to bear at this point (I.e vacancies and unexpected events/repairs).