There is a meetup in LA that @Jon Huberruns and he keeps inviting me, but I have not been able to get up there due to work!

@Alexander Felice thanks for inviting me to share our story.

Put it in an invitation style envelope and hand write or print their name and address on the outside of the envelope.

That no products or services will be pitched of any commercial offers will be made by those speaking or sponsoring the meet up.Otherwise, folks may see these invitations as a front for some guru stuff which many want to avoid.You can get enough bad information as it is without being pitched for services or products. :) 

Their next meeting is July 1st - I spoke with Robyn Love who invited me to the Real Estate Investment Club of LA meeting tonight in Culver City.Let me know if you are attending any as I am a newbie starting out and I live in West LA.

But I can understand that banks consider the property over valued as collateral if the buyer gets a 10k "repair allowance" at best and an invitation for fraud in any case.

Since this is an investor's site geared towards RE, I'm not a big fan of forums that invite discussion outside that circle. 3.

Think Invitation Homes and Kirshner. 

Find a deal, then invite a partner.  

I am far from knowing all there is to know, but can't help but feel like being a buyer here with a healthy budget is just an invitation to be signed up with realtors' MLS without them having to do much of anything until we find a property that makes sense after dozens of drivebys, rental market research, etc.