My favorite strategy is going to events held by gurus, simply for the networking. 

I recently enrolled for my classes that start next month. Currently work a full time job and saving money to make this transition into being a full time agent less risky.I'm searching to see if there are any top produ...

@Jeffrey Lee I don't think living in a property for only 1 year will get you owner-occupied benefits especially if you have a primary residence with a mortgage elsewhere.You can classify it as a second home and then change it to a investment property on your taxes when you start renting it out.If you do a split between your use and rental you just need to give that info to your CPA come tax time.When you take out the mortgage you need to declare it as a primary, secondary or investment property.

I’m very excited to learn from this site and network with others.

I’m very excited to learn from this site and network with others.

This will be a great opportunity to network with fellow investors and share some ideas. 

I am looking for a CPA in Houston, specialized in RE investors, preferably on Multifamily syndication (as passive investor for now).Any recommendations?

Post more details and hopefully people from you area will jump in to help you network.

@Jeff Greenberg holds a monthly casual networking hangout for investors in Santa Monica on the 2nd Saturday of every month and a pretty good majority of the investors there are doing out-of-state stuff, so it might be a good place to go to learn more of what they are doing and be able to ask questions and such.

Bigger Pockets is a great place for networking and getting deals done.