That being said, there are a lot of people and some great networking groups in the Tacoma area.

Happy to network and assist.

I am working to build my network and team.

If you're willing to put some work in or willing to go further out from downtown, you can occasionally find something for under $300k.What's great about Colorado Springs -- say, versus Denver -- is that the laws surrounding Airbnb and short-term rentals are wide-open, so you could do an Airbnb in one of the other units. 

(I'm self-employed in the trades, not that I'll be doing all the work.)I joined this community thinking it would be a good place to network and bought a pro membership for the calculators and access to the marketplace.

should i look for off market deals through networking?

networking with agents (open houses, events, etc) and marketing/branding yourself, facebook marketing, etc

I'm newish as well and have found BP to be a great resource to network with local investors. 

There is a group that gets together about once a month at Majerle's in Desert Ridgehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/542036-real-estate-investing-networking-event-phoenix Travis Shelton was very helpful (this is the link from the last event) 

My name Jamaal (Call me Jay) 22 year old investor looking to network with others in the awesome world of real estate!!