We are in Miami, FL so we will be attending Dade Real Estate Investors Association on June 18. 

Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookLocate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

Locate and attend several different local REIAs as they’re great opportunities to network and meet wholesalers, lenders, and contractors. 5.

I will be attending an auction in about 2 weeks and one of the houses I'm interested in is under a renewed 1-year lease option contract through Dec. 2014 for $595/mo. w/Purchase Option at $50,100.00.

Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookLocate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

We had an appraiser attend and give us information on how he approaches properties and appraises them, what he thought of the market, etc.

Welcome to the site.If you don't find local meetups please look to attend our monthlymeetings in Summit NJ or the next NYC meetup.  

Lots of guru speakers hawking their wares, but also very good attendance and some real-deal investors and a variety of people in the business.Best of luck!

Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookLocate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

As Jenkins said, you should attend a real estate investing meeting in your area and talk to other investors there.