If you want to find events that are going on in your area be sure to check out the Real Estate Events and Happenings area of BiggerPockets.

Attend your local REIA meeting.  

I'v actually been to a few of the CAZA meetups and a Baltimore social hour event for real estate.  

I’ve read books, gone to seminars, and will be attending a workshop in a couple of weeks where I already know that they will charge me an arm and a leg for their mentoring program that I can’t afford.

Attend some events, use social media and get out to meet investors.  

In the event you need to go that direction in order to secure just the right PHX property you may want to think about a reverse exchange.  

I would like to start contributing but when I try to reply to a post in the Real Estate Events and Happenings section I get the popup that I have to have a plus account to reply.  

At the time I was finishing my degree so I decided to attend the local REI clubs where I was in Riverside, CA.

I am looking at the counties that are in close proximity to Ohio which is where I live and I can only attend one auction.

I might be interested in attending if the location is a little closer to the Bellevue, Kirkland, Shoreline, Lynnwood, North Seattle areas