That could be a great way to find and stay engaged with local investors, realtors and opportunities. http://www.biggerpockets.com/alertsYou can also search for other investors or agents in your market and follow their journey on Bigger Pockets here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/usersBest of luck to you and look forward to following your success on BP!

Be sure to be as active and engaging as you can.

Marketing and building a social media platform to engage your audience is valuable in anything you do.

- This allows me to engage with their network.What have you read that I should read?

This is great food for thought for someone trying to decide the level of engagement they are really wanting to have in their investments. 

Hey Jimmy congratulations to you both on your engagement and current careers.

So why not get more people to engage in a conversation...Has anyone experimented with this tactic?

Be sure to be as active and engaging as possible.

Engage on social media.

However, we must have a lease in place and take possession of the security deposit in order to do so.Any recommendation on how to engage a potential tenant to sign a lease, and pay the security deposit when the unit may not be available for occupancy until several months down the road?