Glad to hear that you and your friend are making the choice to get started. 

I'm no plaster expert but If I was guessing the choice will be between taking the walls down and hanging drywall, or maybe skimming over the plaster after removing the fabric covering.

For you, this might mean meeting up with successful wholesalers in Houston and seeing if you can find mutually beneficial ways of working with them.  

Would be my first choice, because it allows you to grow your portfolio without involving Partners and easier entry....GL!

@Dominique Coleman...Not necessary, but beneficial if your'e a FT investor...

I wanted to give my thoughts about the meeting in hopes to help other local investors with their decision on whether or not joining this group would be beneficial. 

Hey everyone, I'm super new to the REI world, I'm a licensed RE Broker though and am now trying to make the transition. I've used Boomtown for my RE business but now need to decide if implementing my Investment busine...

If you are wanting something longer term, then an LLC might be a better choice.    

You can do this through networking, finding properties that you like and send out letters or calling the owners, etc.I know it may not be immediate satisfaction, but given your (and my) situation we don't have much of a choice if we want to be savvy investors and deals are not readily available. 

It's not even a choice.