Purchase price: $82,854 Cash invested: $16,000 3/2 block home needed updating near local municipal airport What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

There are a many high quality investors and REI individuals to meet in Columbus.

I am trying to establish a team of individuals to help me navigate the investment process.

If so most of those lenders which will be the same lenders you would utilize for financing your personal home cannot lend to a LLC rather to an individual.  

I already have several individuals who are willing to invest in my real estate idea.

I'm a very driven individual that's willing to do what it takes to succeed. 

Sellers and agents are much less apt to negotiate with a licensed individual.

I plan to use an individual 401K to pay for the property. 

If you're local or you would be willing to travel, there are some wonderful meetups organized by some really smart individuals in this area who aren't all on BiggerPockets: W2-RE Investing Austin MeetupReal Estate: Investment-Education-Training-and-NetworkingAustin Private Lender and Borrower NetworkingYou'll be able to get some great information here and meet some people who have 40+ years of experience in the Austin Real Estate market.Let me know if you end up attending - I'd love to meet in person!

Took me quite a few years as a self employed individual with my short sale company and real estate license to be able to purchase my first few properties.