We gave meetings every Thursday. 

I know he pulled back from that but I think they manage all of their units with some VA's or actual employees now.Also the Best way to get into it is too meet people join us at one of the many networking events in the area, you can find some on the events page here on BP or just log into Meetup and search for nearby Real Estate Investing,

We're really just starting our research and trying to suck in all the information we can but I hope to network and meet some people here that might help us on our way and possibly avoid some simple mistakes!

Here are some good places to start: http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet- find and connect with other BP members that are in your area.http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts - Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you.And, of course thehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums - ask any question about real estate!

I would love to meet up with investors and speak about the current market we are living in and where it is heading.

@Mark Douglas, meeting up some time sounds great.

It's more of partnership than your standard lender-investor relationship. 

You can always refi if it appreciates or you recapture the principle to the standard 75% or 80% LTV. 

With low financials for a first deal; your pitch, passion, and niche will be more important than trying to meet straight numbers.

Welcome @Brendon Norris You can fellow investors near you that you can connect with here https://www.biggerpockets.com/meet