@Haley Graham Best to start networking with other real estate investors in your area.

This will keep you pretty busy if you're active and engaging folks on BP, but not only will it build your network crazy fast it'll also expose you to a ton of different areas of REI and help you to decide what path you want to take.

It'd be wise to call and vet them out, the rates are around 7-8% for multis, some have fees on top of that, some do not.Shout out to the local REIA, they meet about once a month if you're interested:https://www.meetup.com/Rogue-Valley-Real-Estate-Investors-Network

Ty.What I would recommend is going to the Network tab and typing in the zip code you want to invest in.There you can message people in that location and tell them what you're trying to do and what you're up to. 

We would love to meet with some other local investors to start networking and make sure we're not missing any crucial steps in our first purchase, and perhaps make a connection or two with some real estate agents.A little background info.

you need to network with local investors that have off market deals. 

I will be scheduling an investor / realtor meet up the third weekend in March to network.

With the network tab on BP.

Just comment a lot, respond to messages and network.  

Its a great way to network with other Real Estate Investors.