@Jeff Trevarthen here's a good post to get you started: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/10/04/private-money-gene-trowbridge/

It's a real big market to dominate when it comes to real estate.  

Gene, since you are active investor and also a home inspector I am sure we will be talking in the future and more than likely will request your service :) If you happen to suggest any other service providers in Bakersfield area, please do.

I've done 2 deals myself but I think we both could benefit from working together to dominate this market since you're as motivated as I am.If you do decide to wholesale the property I do have a few contacts interested in multi-family units.

Atlanta REIA has kinda taken over GA REIA as the dominant one in town.

I am intimidated to put myself out there in such a guy dominated market.My personal interest is in flipping single family homes.

First of all, I'm a female and working in both IT (which really didn't exist back then save but the military projects) and real estate, which was even way more heavily dominated by men than it is now.

As far as the what happened to these two guys question, my guess is one of them went broke, the other got tired of reading and responding to the same newbie questions that dominate message boards like this.

Gene,I thought I would bump this and see if others would jump in with some good advice.Take what I have to offer with a grain of salt, as I have just started investing with my SDIRA in a three way partnership with my brother and dad.

Hi Gene- our brokerage has a meeting every couple of weeks, and businesses like yours often come introduce themselves and give our their information.