I would appreciate anyone who might help me work through this, but please only people who have read the book and understand Dave Meyer's concepts and teachings.

I have looked into a few ways to start off but would like to connect with people who are having success and can walk me through how to start.

I think they mainly help people determine if unpermitted additions can (likely) be made legal or not, but seems like they could be useful in your situation as well.  

Would appreciate good sound advice/wisdom and mentorship from trustworthy people in the MO area.

I am passionate about real estate investing and I am particularly passionate about commercial, small multifamily, single family houses, apartments, notes, condos, mobile home parks, self storage, wholesaling, development, short-term rentals, flipping, rentals, BRRRR, and house hacking.Outside of real estate, I enjoy helping fix the financial goals towards retirement, help people looking for health Insurance, Life Insurance and annuities.

South Carolina gives tax breaks to certain people, but only as primary residents.

You will hear a lot of people trash New York State, but if you are operating honestly, doing your homework, and buy in the right areas, you can mitigate a lot of those problems.

Hi, yes people invest in Ohio from all over the world but, I definitely agree with the BP members that you have to have a great team for your real estate investments.

Typically about 75-125 people in the room and probably half or more own or manage rentals. 

Finding quality trades people today has become a challenge . . . the good ones are booked and the bad ones are plentiful.