But Portland is so hot so who knows! 

Also can't wait to meet up @Ryan Evans

Go to a local REIA meeting and network with investors and see if you can partner up with someone.

The market where we are has been very hot lately.  

You might want to attend some of the MeetUps and the 3 REIAs that have monthly meetings in Atlanta to meet more investors in person.

I want to use the BRRRR strategy to develop my portfolio, but I need to expand my knowledge of the market before can dive in with my first property.I look forward to meeting and working with the BP community.

I think it would be great to get together a Bigger Pockets northern CA meet up.

How hot is the rental market in that area?

So when you had these hot beds of real estate speculation and borrowers could walk with the only thing they lose is FICO score and in many cases they put nothing down.. well they just walked.. and it became like chasing a falling knife it just got bad and kept getting worse.on the investor side.. you had thousands of investors in short term notes that could not get refinanced.. and probably in your line of work syndicators and other institutional investors who were stuck and could not refi and the lenders chose to foreclose.. especially if lets say Rialto bought your little bank that went under.. they were brutal on chasing he security .

Ill be in Cincinnati for a RE meet up and to look at real estate.