By the end of the year, you should have 50 or more referrals.You can do the same with local businesses.

Current Assets:250k in 403B (max contribution)25k in 401k (wife 401k)400k in HYSA at 4.25% (need to move a lot of this, previously was saving for local Long-term Rentals... but haven't put enough effort into this."30k in checking50k in VTSAX15k in Disneyest 20k (bought side lot adjacent to property in 2020 1/2 acre for 15k... paid off)est 60k (bought back lot adjacent to property in 2020 3 acres for 45k... paid off)est 280k equity (Home valued est at 600k bought for 380, 320 remaining on note at 2.7% in 2020.

I'm new to RE investing and have signed up for the bootcamp as well as classes at my local JC to learn as much as I can.

I'm in the Nashville area - let me know if you have any specific questions about the local market. 

Partnering with Seth Choate provided valuable local insights, making this an attractive and strategic investment for Partner Driven.

I'm a local realtor and investor in the area, if your interested in connecting sometime send me a dm. 

But when it does, for Self-Storage, it will happen on a hyper-local basis. 

Partnering with Preston Moore provided valuable local insights, making this an attractive and strategic investment for Partner Driven.

You can't count on believing that the family member will not produce a handwritten lease (real or not), or other paperwork & tactics, to throw a big old wrench in your initial/expected timeline.You CAN expect that if they see you as the big old rich/developer/bad guy enemy, they will do as much damage as they can, and drag their feet as long as possible.See if you can feel out what the relative actually wants/ needs, connect/come prepared with info on resources for local "housing help" options, etc (perhaps), and figure out what you can do to solve the problem (cash for keys with an incentive for quicker move out timeframe?

I’d like to connect with other local investors in order to learn but I don’t know where to find them.