I totally agree with you, that no matter how much we do things online these days, nothing can replace face to face meetings and other social activities.

There are a few active on Biggerpockets and likely a few where you are located.

@Russell Brazil @Joel Owens are you guys actively looking at deals?

@Jared M Pilarski I really encourage you to go to the meetup: if you make a goal of introducing yourself to ten people there, you have a good chance of making a connection with someone who can help you along.One other tip, and this is something I have been working on as well, is GET ACTIVE in the forums!

I would like to get opinions from other BP types on side income & networking opportunity that I've stumbled into.I'm an active REI investor in Southern CA with a day job in the electrical industry; I've been actively employed for over 25 yrs, and I plan to replace my W2 income with rental income over the next five years.

I was actively shopping for a 'fixer upper' multi family in one of our local emerging neighborhoods, when out of nowhere, a Dave Ramsey fanatic walks into my life.

Gota love these situations - I think you need to assess your situation tho, figure out how much it’s going to cost you to hold the property for the month and what it would cost to pay them to leave.

Newburgh has and active investors group.

Assess+REReal Property Metrics (I am currently using this)PropertyMetrics.comValuation by GetRefm

Looks like its a few years old, but was curious if any Northern VA people are still here and active.