I currently have no investments but I'm still in the "research stage" .

And if so at what stage of the process?

They are a standard item on my truck because at this stage of the game I KNOW tenants aren't going to replace light bulbs.

We are aware that the app still crashes -- it is definitely still in the Beta stages . . .

I have been reading books, seminars and have got stuck in that planning and vision stage and want to move into action phase.Main thing holding me back was not being financially ready nor having good credit.

I understand I need to learn my market before i can even get to to analysis/paralysis stage.

I'm a little uneasy hearing the same thing over and over from experienced investors that you need to hire everything out, lost opportunity cost, your time is more valuable, yada-yada-yada ;)Yes, when you've grown your business past the infancy stage, hire it out and focus on more valuable tasks then drywalling, absolutely - but not everyone enters REI after spending a decade socking away $$ in a corporate world, and some just enjoy the challenge and want the opportunity to learn the process so they could have a better finger on the pulse later on - and that's the case with meI chose to remodel my primary residence 90% by myself.

OR, if enough investors show up for the networking, but leave when these salesmen get on stage, perhaps the clubs will figure it out.

If the tenants move out you're going to be selling an empty house...you might have to pay for staging in order to get close to what you could sell for with it nicely decorated.All-in-all I think the odds of this working out in your favor are pretty low.

Is the house staged?