The listing MUST be on the local MLS.There are hundreds of MLSs in the United States.

Kijiji is more prevalent than Craigs list in much (perhaps all) of Canada for rental advertisements.

Local laws are going to play a big part in this. 

I wanted to organize a meet up with any locals in the area or out of state investors who want to network and talk real estate! 

To add to that, Dave's local bank, where he took out the loans for his properties, either went bankrupt or was bought out by another bank.

As the local governments struggle to manage tax payer money responsibly, they should really offer incentives to private builders to build "income restricted" at a much lower price. $220-$300/ft for vertical build costs.  

Good for Saronic! The Austin metro is sitting at super low unemployment rates 3.7% even as the metro is growing daily as the employment force expands rapidly. Saronic is in south Austin off south congress. 

We plan to start in NYC and then create a network across the country, so we'd have local market experts. 

I am from California and I am looking to get into the local multifamily market.

I would check out some local meetups and meet with as many investors as I can.