I'm newish as well and have found BP to be a great resource to network with local investors. 

There is a group that gets together about once a month at Majerle's in Desert Ridgehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/542036-real-estate-investing-networking-event-phoenix Travis Shelton was very helpful (this is the link from the last event) 

Two of the safe harbors that can help you deduct improvements are below:1) 2500 de minimis safe harbor.the safe harbor applies to amounts paid during the tax year to acquire or produce what the regs call a “unit of property” (UOP), you must meet these requirements: (1)you need to have written accounting procedures treating as an expense for non-tax purposes amounts paid for property costing less than a specified dollar amount (which will be 2500 for you), or with an economic useful life of 12 months or less;.(2) the taxpayer treats the amount paid for the property as an expense on its books and records in accordance with its accounting procedures. ( do this on your bookkeeping software or whatever you utilize)(3) the amount paid for the UOP doesn't exceed $2,500. as substantiated by the invoiceNote: The cost for the Unit of Property includes l additional costs (for example, delivery fees, installation services, or similar costs) if these additional costs are included on the same invoice with the property.2) Small taxpayer safe harbor: To be eligible for the safe harbor, the total amount of improvements for the property for the tax year may not exceed the lesser of $10,000 or2% of the property's unadjusted basis.If the total amount paid exceeds the safe harbor threshold, the safe harbor does not apply to any amounts spent during the tax year.

My name Jamaal (Call me Jay) 22 year old investor looking to network with others in the awesome world of real estate!!

I am on this site to network a bit.  

I believe that to be successful I will need to build experience and a network, however right now I don't have much to offer other investors ($, deals, etc). 

We are VERY new to the real estate industry and I wanted to reach out to you guys to start networking.

Glad to be here and look forward to networking!

They offer great networking.

I understand the value of networking and making connections, so I don't want to shut the door on the idea of working with other agents in the future to help me find and purchase properties.Second, does having your license in one state make it easier to get your license in another state?