It is a group of about 20-40 people and we have a time of networking and a speaker.  

Real estate is the long game, if you invest in 3-5 years besides the last 5-7 years you typically will not have significant equity gains, but when the govt pumps 6T into the economy that is why pricing went up and people made money, not because people became savvy investors.

Since you work out of town you can recruit people to drive around for you give him a piece of the deal or family members can help you for.

My guess is the buyers' realtors aren't checking if their people are preapproved. 

People who reside in property are unknown, but are not owner occupied.

People who renovate their kitchens often donate whole big kitchens of cabinets

I certainly know there's many extremely successful people here who are way smarter than me and would really appreciate getting some advice.

Ive always wanted to invest in real estate but I struggled to take the leap because I didn't have the amount of capital that I hear many people say they need.

Is there a chatroom that hosts discussions with a good number of people on a regular basis??

Are people building in the area?