I know committing to a meetup is likely to rapidly speed up the time to my first deal. 

At first I was considering Chicago, since I am from Detroit, but now I started looking into Grand Rapids.

I am in Rapid City, South Dakota FYI Thanks for any input

The growth can continue quite rapidly using this model as the "cash pile" keeps getting bigger.   

Perhaps because rapid pay off limits leverage based opportunities?

Hello everyone, My name is Taylor Vitale. I just seen Brandon Turner on the iced coffee hour podcast the a couple days ago. Before then I was completely unaware of Bigger Pockets and real estate investing for myself. ...

In fact, I think it would be a fantastic decision as you would be able to capitalize on future appreciation grains, and Co Springs is growing rapidly. 

I think this is a great time to pick up a multi-family property in the East Bay, this market is shifting pretty rapidly and properties are sitting on the market much longer than that last 5 years which gives buyers leverage that we are not used to seeing, and while rates are still relatively low.

Are prices rising rapidly?

With all idle funds and cashflow hitting that balance, it creates a large snowball effect where both the outstanding balance and interest cost are dropping rapidly.