There are at least three monthly meetups I follow on meetup.com so I would recommend looking there for the schedule.

What recommendations/advice does the community have for NEWBIE out of state investors?

I would recommend finding some local meetups where you can dig in with other investors in the community.

Any suggestions, recommendations or comments would be  greatly appreciated!

I'd recommend mixing in more commercial to balance out multiple assets, buy a liquor license for a few hundred thousand, etc to make the deal work a little better. columbus hospitality isn't as strong unless you are in the urban core but even then I'd go for a lower risk asset class like multifamily and retail mixed use. hotel is very strong operator but management intensive.

I recommend a guy named William Tingle - he has a fb group, not sure he is on BP.

- Any recommendations for a real estate agent in the Pigeon Forge area?

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For those that are agents do you enjoy your career and would you recommend a career in real estate? 

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