I am in Somerset Country and invest in long term buy and hold multi families that require very little to get them up to rent ready status.This is a great place to learn and network about our fav. subject!!

I have read a couple books and even to went to a "Guru" seminar but for additional mentorship from the guru I would've had to pay $2,000 dollars and quite frankly it seemed like a sales pitch more than anything else.I was even nervous typing this first post, but I know if real estate investing is something I want to do then I must take actions towards my goal and network with people anyway I can.So if anyone has any advice for me feel free to comment, I am currently looking for a second job to increase my funds for investing and marketing and also available to help to any wholesalers or real estate investors in any form so I can gain more knowledge of REI.

My goal is to network and share best practices with like-minded people who are investing and property managing smaller properties in the DMV region.

You should join The RING (Real Estate Investors Network Group) in Baton Rouge.

I would consider building a targeted website for the demographics you are searching for and then working with a web developer to SEO the site as much as possible.I would suspect though that networking will most likely bring you your biggest leads early on.

I think as others mentioned, using it for the Sold values and then building your own estimate is the only really useful tool for zillow.Before finalizing an estimate for ARV I always check with one of the real estate agents that I have networked with to get their estimate and then use that to further my knowledge of the local market to improve my own ARVs.

I keep hearing this thing about reaching out and networking, figured I'd take a shot ;) I'm in LA and a drive/flight to Phoenix is pretty doable if I'm going to be in the presence of people who have experience and are willing to help a new longer term rental holding investor.

There is definitely an unending supply of information and networking opportunities here.

Bitcoins operate on a peer-to-peer (P2P) as opposed to a client-server network, meaning you deal directly with the person from whom you’re buying.

We pay extra for dinner meetings with the CCRA to network with other landlords and hear the monthly guest speaker.