If you're looking to invest in a top MSA like a Chicago, LA, or New York than your capital needed will most likely be significantly more than if you're looking to invest in secondary or tertiary markets.

My partner is a builder in the LA area, so if anyone is interested in taking advantage of SB-9 to build additional units on their property, feel free to reach out anytimeSounds great, Alan!

This is a good question.I found that meetups are kind of like you described not much really happens there and for sure REIAs and their monthly meeting kind of the same people talking about the same thing then bring in ( at least what i have seen with the PDX reia) folks that are presenting on things that worked decades ago.. and want to sell their stuff for a few grand.For me personally the best networking hands down was SF Bay Area events  San Jose Reiaand LA  FIBI events.folks in those markets are very real estate centric and generally more experienced and in San Jose so many tech folks that have done really really well.. maybe not in RE but have done great in TECH and have quite a bit of bandwidth for investments..

Does not get more current as this quote was from just after the LA fires. 

To me it seems way less intimidating to think about becoming a real estate developer in those communities rather than LA, SF, Miami, NYC, etc. 

I appreciate the encouragement—I'm excited to learn from and connect with investors in this community.Right now, I’m primarily focused on house hacking in the LA market, but I’m open to exploring out-of-state opportunities later in my career.

I'm in LA and don't intend to move, but I'll definitely keep investing there.

Quote from @Rick Albert: I have done a lot of ADUs in LA County.

My brother lives in La Jolla and I know hundreds of investors in coastal Southern Cal. 

But that's for another discussion.So in a roundabout way I was trying to get into the LA's commission, which I know isnt a popular strategy among Realtors.Thanks again all,TC