Housing prices are insane and multi-units don't make sense right now.30 miles north is Ogden, UT.

There is Atlanta REIA, North Metro REIA, GA REIA (which @Curt Smith usually recommends, and seems bit less pitchy than others, plus it is a 501c6 nonprofit), and there is a newer local mastermind group that @Jered Sturm puts on for the last Tuesday of the month. 

When I met him he was in the process of buying a 150 unit complex in North Hollywood.

I flip houses mostly in the North Shore area and have in Chelsea MA (which is a good place to start right now) and inventory is definitely down making prices surge.

I am a public educator turned software engineer/real estate investor currently living in Oakland, CA.I am an owner-occupant of a duplex in north Oakland where I've accumulated a good amount of equity (~400k) and I'm curious of people's opinions on good ways to leverage it.I apologize in advance if this question has been answered many times previously.

Im 33, my wife and I live in North Hollywood, and I'm looking to connect via email or for coffee for anyone willing to give me advice.

They are in a overall good location just north of Houston, its not smashingly good, but not shabby either. 

I also prefer the north side since I'm much more familiar with this market.

Good luck with your north main project.  

I'm currently a manager of a 16 unit complex in Westport and also invest in the North Kansas City area.