A nearby home is listed at 2920 square feet, but is actually 2240, by tax records.

Meet experienced people there, get in touch with them afterward, and take them to coffee or something.

If you're up for it, I'm always down for beer or coffee with BP folk.

If you're looking for something passive so that you can focus on your job and other obligations, buy & hold rental property could be the best route to take.If your intention is to run a marketing campaign to find deals and sell them to an end user or other investor, wholesaling could be your best bet.No matter what you choose, please find someone in your market with market knowledge and experience and offer them coffee, lunch, or volunteer your time to add value to them somehow. 

Where I live we have the university of South Carolina, Fort Jackson army base, bunch of other nearby military bases and bunch of businesses.

For business most hotels are close to main roads, offer 24 hour cancellation, no cleaning fees, private rooms, breakfast and coffee on site, exercise room, multiple rooms for coworkers if a group is traveling and they have consistency. 

@Jack NiAre you local enough to make a sandwich and a coffee to sit in front for an hour or two during peak times?

Ask them out to lunch of coffee or something! 

Since I am based out of SF Bay Area, I can't purchase locally due to a high barrier of entry.I am interested in nearby areas such as Modesto, Tracy, Stockton, Sacramento, Roseville etc, as long as it cash flows.

I’m relatively new as well, but would love to grab a cup of coffee.