As long as those hits are part of the strategy and not just swinging at anything.

Don't try to hit a home run your first swing. 1.

I also have reached out to another realtor who invests and am on the often daily email chain of new properties.As far as meetups I have met a few older investors from my side job tending bar at a private golf club who have been incredibly helpful.

Great advice @Engelo Rumora My deals just originate from being part of the community...in 2018 I've bought properties from fellow REIA members who were downsizing, a bunch from investors who ran screaming from Toledo when the lead paint ordinance was in full-swing, had several just drop in my lap because everyone I shake hands with knows I buy their headache properties.Last time I checked my spreadsheet I was tracking 22 deals in the Toledo market that I was in process of considering...there's always opportunity, its just a matter of chasing down the deals, sorting the chaff from the wheat, and then making something edible at the end!

A golf course condo conversion.

Setting aside the possibility that you play golf with the bank's president, no, you're not getting even a 16% LTV loan without putting some money into the deal.

I've found a local REIA group that I plan on swinging by and seeing what I can learn.

If your plan is to hold for a really long time, and you can swing the purchase, continue to march, if you think you may need to sell (which is the advisable way to go) walk away, IMO.

Want to be on the golf course!

I can swing a plane ticket for something this important!