Scott - I would focus on gaining employment to meet your immediate needs. 

@Ned CareyI attended an REIA meeting at the Sheraton in Towson and the speaker there (a commercial real estate investor) advise the same when purchasing commercial properties.

Hello to my Omaha network - is anyone attending tonight's REIA meeting? 

The best way of locating/networking with individuals interested in partnering/investing would be to go to meetup.com and look for real estate investment meetings and also to leverage facebook groups for the same, as well as your local REIA organizations. 

There is an extension cord from the second floor back porch leading down into the garage structure for powering the automatic garage door opener, which needs to be discontinued/removed (or have electricity properly installed to the garage by a licensed electrician).

Some contractors may cut corners in order to maximize profits while meeting the guidelines of the developer.

@Wayne Bolen FYI - W2-RE meets tomorrow evening at a new location, in Austin. 

If you have a lunch meeting with someone then it will be 50% off on your personal  taxes. 

I have a meeting with a mortgage broker I bought my primary residence from set for this Wednesday.When my wife and I bought we told her we would want to buy rentals.

SJREIA also hosts a number of meetings monthly.