You can also check meetup.com or search Facebook for real estate investment groups, clubs, or meetings in your area.

3) How flexible is the contractor about meeting at the property for their inspection to generate a bid? 

Nice to meet all of you and looking forward to expanding our skillsets collectively!

I'd highly recommend attending some local reia meetings.

Hot tub heaven.   

@Saul Vargas, to piggyback off others, sourcing a traditional SFH rental that meets your underwriting criteria will be complex due to interest rates and market conditions.

DFW Real Estate Investor Club.I think both are about $20 per event to attend the basic meetings. 

Oh very interesting, I'll have to check the planning commission meeting notes because this was a hot topic in Denver the last few years so if it was discussed there on public record I'm surprised it wasn't in the news at all before!

Hey @Nicholas Hausmann - I can't provide much feedback on Springfield Illinois it self since I am up in Chicago, but it seems like from what everyone is saying it's a solid cash flow market.In general, it sounds like you have a solid plan...I recommend making some trips there to meet some of the local investors.  

Things ain't lookin so hot for mr Morris.