If 2018 you may qualify for the "mom & pop" $25k allowance on passive real estate losses as long as your AGI is within threshold.Being categorized as a real estate professional just allows you to make a grouping election with respect to your rental real estate activities for a material participation determination.Your tax advisor should be explaining the pros, cons, and impact of all scenarios."

Attend local REIA groups and meetups.  

Once you've closed you can join this great Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/smokymountainsrent...which is comprised of other Smoky Mountain cabin owners and is full of people who can recommend all kinds of services.

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We put it together every 4th Wednesday. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/64...There's also a local REIA group that meets regularly... http://www.rei-nwa.com/ @Ryan Blackstone and @Michael Ward are both outstanding realtors and investors in the area and they would also be good to network with. 

However, this generally only applies when you make a grouping election and claim the real estate professional status on your tax returns. 

We generally host families or alumni friend groups for events related to sporting or the University.

Try The Tiffany Group.

@Michael NavarroHey Michael,     There are some great groups to get involved with that have meetings next week.

I was wondering if anyone has used or ever heard of Todd lender group?