Relevant in local markets but broadly much less relevant I think.  

Meetup has a couple.Wholesale Houses [Alpine Property] is usually the 3rd Wednesday downtown at the Columbia Club.BP meetup next Thursday at the Speak Easy near Broad Ripple- contact @Taylor Jennings for more info.

My interests tend to be on the technology side of the spectrum with sports mixed in.I bought my first condo in Boston at the end of 2012 with the plan to live in it for a few years, then buy another, before renting the first out.

I don't think the market is going to "tank" like is so fresh in an our memories, it may cool off for a minute but it will continue to go up if you look at a broader spectrum of history vs the last 8 years.   

It's easy to get overwhelmed with how broad REI is - so it's good to just keep reading and find what you like the most.

Books seem like they are so broad sometimes.

And, Yes, the survey results showed that 32% of investors would be willing to put 50% down to qualify for unlimited financing.I think your statement about getting all the fixed 15 year loans at 25% down you want is a bit broad and not entirely accurate.

That's what I did when MCB and HMBI were the broad listing brokers.

Furthermore, arguing whether a short sale or an REO is a better deal is a pretty broad argument to make.

Many non-investor friendly agents won't work with you without a broad representation agreement, but I explain to them that I buy a lot of houses through my own marketing and my own effort and time, and there is no way I am paying them for something that I found through my own marketing.Comps pretty much come through agents or through access to the MLS via an agent's logon.