I have actively been looking on meetup.com and will be attending a number of events in the near future.

Anything above 2 points and 9% for a major rehab or new construction is insane;Even in the conditions cited above, if the smallest thing goes south you lose your shirt.Just a delay with your builder, bad weather or a slowing market can wipe you outWith rates between 9 and 20 you're better off finding equity partners, or do smaller deals in cash

The easiest one to manage is in a slightly upscale bedroom community close to the highway but still an hour from a major city.

My goal is to get members to be active participants and make this group as practical and dynamic as possible.

Instead of, or in conjunction with, other savings vehicles, consider just ONE rental property and all the benefits of the right property will offer over time: Cash Flow, Amortized Equity, Passive Activity Losses that "may" lower your W2 tax bill if you have less than $125k earnings, benefits of inflation in that not only are tenants paying down mortgage debt and rents increase over time, the debt itself becomes devalued, costing less in actual dollar terms.

You need a 650 mid fico to qualify and no major derogs in the past 2yrs and you'll qualify. 

Bey Area BP crew is super helpful and active, don't hesitate to reach out to anyone. 

Since I was in Texas and planned on staying there after I graduated and I found out that I was qualified to take a test and become a real estate broker license, so I took the test and got my license.I kept that license active for about 30 years but I never did use that full time.  

Found this multifamily property and while it looks like it will need a major rehab, it will rent very quickly, and it is in a good area.

- Actively employed as an EHS Engineer (still enjoy my work, I think!)