If you are in Bayonne, the closest would be in Hoboken.

I had a good chat with each one of them, and quickly discovered who's strategy was closest to mine. 

Does anyone know what the closest REI meetup may be to me?

I have a unit priced well below the closest competitor and it's been vacant for a lot longer than I'm comfortable about, so I'm starting to really wonder about my manager.

Closest city is over 50 miles away and it is small with just barely over 20000 people.

Since the keyword is in this post, I would expect the Renatus kool-aid drinkers will be chiming in here shortly. 

Plus, some people would do repairs different than others, Band-Aids versus surgery mentality.3.

@Joe White you hit the nail on the head...I'm hoping to leverage that side of things to aid in giving me a unique disposition towards projects.

I love the fact that I can be mentored by professionals who have been doing real estate investing in south Florida for over 20 years, can have all of my deals funded by them, can shadow them as they talk to potential sellers and buyers and can network with a sizeable amount of other students that have also sacrificed to get into the mentorship program but the price point has hindered me thus far.In the past I've paid for courses and info that have gotten me as far as I have gotten but I see the mentorship program as being the fire that I need to hit the ground running in investing (alongside the fact that if I'm inactive within the program for more than six months that I would have to repay and start all over - so there's that) as well as the few students that I've seen, see success through the program AND the mentors themselves being diligent in helping their students acquire profits.I apologize for my loquacious post but I wanted to make sure that I provide all the info one would need to give an accurate opinion and aid in my issue.

It is the area closest to Fort Knox.