I attended one recently, but it felt more like a scheme; the initial meeting was free, but subsequent sessions required payment ranging from $200 to $500 for a 3-day course.

Miriam McKisic runs a great MF meet-up in Tampa on the last Tuesday of the month. 

This approach can help you meet lender requirements without depleting the cash needed for down payments on new properties.

I wanted to reach out and see if there was an REI meeting within or around the Charleston area that I could join to grow my knowledge about REI.

Networking with new vendors or leads is done usually via phone calls, meeting for coffee or doing a zoom. 

I don't see very many investor meetings in the Bradenton, FL area. 

The property probably might not have enough equity to meet the much larger percent of equity needed for non owner.

The sale yielded a net profit meeting the buyer's return expectations.

Simultaneous to the self-showing options, digital contract signing options like DootLoop and DocuSign became standard and normal.

@Andrew Postell, I pulled it off the GRM site, which may not have updated ratios: "DSCR loans require borrowers to meet a minimum DSCR threshold, typically around 1.25...." https://www.rate.com/resources/what-are-non-qm-loansI spoke with a loan officer who said it may be lower now to reflect the market, so you may be right, but I am awaiting the approval and don't have the final ratio.