I believe the closest one to you might meet in Richardson http://reia.meetup.com/cities/us/tx/richardson/Good luck!

I live in LA and my closest investment property is 2200 miles away.

Closest I found was Union bank at 65% LTV with 7!!!!

Is the Anne Arundel group the closest/most active meet up around these parts?

What if he's a band aid rehabber?

That is prob the closest you are going to get to downtown Austin in that 200k-300k price range.

The two closest REIAs are an hour and half away and two and half hours away.

From what I can tell the best area is closest to Boston like a Somerville, Cambridge, Medford but it is all about finding the deals.

Obviously its easy to fix, but you have to fix it, then wait to be reinspected.If your looking at flipping, Mesquite would probable be a good area (I'm not a flipper), the market is strong, but you really have to look at what school area your in, there is a major difference between schools, and you have to go to the one closest to you.I will admit, I have one under contract in Mesquite right now, but its within a mile of 2 other rentals I have, and in the area I like as far as schools,,,but I only did the deal because it was a good price,,,,its terrible but I figure it has to be about $10k better deal to be worth dealing with the City of Mesquite.andy

Welcome to BP.This is a great site to aid in your RE education, I highly recommend you submit your questions here to get various opinions that will help you make your decision after you do your own due diligence.You can try www.meetup.com to search for local REIAs, you should attend several different groups, you will know which one feels right for you.