I'm looking to network with HML local to me but I'm not sure how to go about it. I've done the meet up groups but not many of them attend. Should I write a few asking for informal meetings? Should I pitch myself...

He was a good guy but had no e-mail, no text, and no voice mail so it was tough to communicate with him.

I need to figure out what's going on here...And she refused to communicate with my agent for three days, I should have planned on this not going well.

Different agents/sellers will feel differently about this, and it's possible that there are circumstances that will dictate whether the agents want the buyer and seller communicating directly or not.As a buyer, I like to speak directly with the seller, but it's protocol to work through the agents until they agree it's okay...

A little trick I use as well is to communicate with your local property management companies and ask if any of their clients have properties their looking to get rid of.Sometimes it's hit or miss but it can be very effective.

So far we had some issues mostly communication (which will be very important once we aren't here).

Any enterprising person could easily figure out the owner of the property and locate us.Value open and honest communication.

But regardless, think that communication is the key.

What I perceive as a sin certainly isn't by, yes, I'll say it, younger members, those with fewer times around the block, it's a lack of communication and probably much my fault as I don't really like to type and say things along a short path,I just hate hype, I'm pretty conservative, I don't like flaunting success or money in people's faces, I know it's not necessary to sell or convey ideas or teach.

Especially ridiculous that this buyer's agent thinks that defects communicated verbally by an inspector can/must be treated differently than defects communicated in writing.Then again, perhaps I'm the idiot...