What strategies should I employ to build a professional network within the real estate community?

The only problem with that plan is that I'm located in Orange County and I'd imagine most properties out here are well outside my affordability. 

However I read books about real estate and thought that when I come to the USA, I'll start building my real estate portfolio, so here I am.I read several real estate books in the past, but now started to explore more while I'm in the USA.

I tried to use them, but their website is garbage, I spent several hours trying to build a listing on their clunky platform then their system was unable to "verify" my account.  

If Jesus came back and got into rentals NO, N-O-B-O-D-Y get's admin access into our system. 2) They want a standardized list for maintenance items so they know in advance what repairs would cost.Being a PMc I'd invite them to acquire any of the readily available construction estimating tools/software out there such as RSMeans, but would not take on such a task as building and maintaining such a database, honestly for any $, it's simply not what we do. 3) They want a copy of all invoices from contractors to us so they can verify we are not marking up more than promised.A-ok. 4) They want to be able to talk to our contractors before work is done (each time) so they can talk contractors down in price themselves.I'd be fine with this as long as they sign a waiver that they own any/all negative impacts that result from such including extended vacancy periods, vendor refusals of service necessitating there own self-search to secure amicable vendor etc etc.. 5) They mentioned that they pay around $300 for full paint in a 2-bedroom unit.... we do not have a contractor that will touch a full paint on a 2 bedroom for $300LMAO!

Just my opinion.Bethesda’s Clark Building Sells For $30M, 22% Of Its 2019 Price (bisnow.com)West Loop Landmark In Shadow Of Willis Tower Sells For Nearly 90% Discount (bisnow.com)Blackstone’s Defaulted NYC Office Loan for Sale at 50% Discount - Bloomberg

As I mentioned in prior posts, someone is going to lose - its either the Gen Z's who cannot afford to buy a house and crush the majority of their generation from building wealth through real estate home ownership (again BP would make you think everyone in the world is real estate investors, but less than 10% of people are real etate imvestors.) 

Hi everyone, This is my first post, so apologies if I should've tagged something different.My husband and I live on the east side of the Salt Lake Valley, and we’ve been exploring ways to achieve financial independence and build wealth through real estate investment.

Hello, looking to connect and build a relationship with a GC in the Indy market to help with our rehabs

If developers do not build additional housing units it is likely we will see rents increase on much older and likely inferior housing compared to what developers would have built.Major Housing Developer Pulls Out Of California