I’m a new investor in the southeast Texas area (Beaumont) looking to network and connect with other investors and agents.

Buy and hold strategies are typical in cash-flowing markets, usually off the coast (especially in the Midwest/Southeast).

Due to the market being in the gutter we were going to lose our shirts if we tried to sell our home (3 or 4 similar foreclosed homes within a mile radius) so we were able to rent it and (after a hellacious time getting a second mortage) move to another home.

There s one on sale about 2 miles from my current rental.It's a little over priced and I don't have money for the down payment and I just bought my rental.I LL keep reading and learning hopefully make it happen in the next couple of days.Could use someone to help me brainstorm my situation and create a game plan...

I made a full price offer immediately after getting the email without seeing the property and it was literally 3 miles from me.

I know the data is freely available online via BLS, etc. but we don't have time to write python scripts to do a nationwide or southeast report.

. - but location is the most important, try to stay within a mile from your subject unless you're in a rural/unique area.

That whole 100 mile thing, which has very rare exceptions.

Carts go behind the horse and right now your cart is a mile in front of the horse. 

Meetup.com type in real estate and how many miles you are willing to travel and it will show you the meetings in your area.