Be sure to go to the calendar of events here on Facebook as most official Bigger Pockets meetups are postedhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/...Also check out Meetup.com (be sure to look for live meetups, not virtual ones)And in Kansas City - Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors is hosting it's 200th meeting Tuesday August 13th.

BiggerPockets is a great way to learn, but my biggest advice would be attending networking events and connecting with like-minded people.

I'll cut some and call in the pros for the other.On a positive note Lake Hartwell was about 7 feet low and is now nearly full.Trying to get someone to move my dock back into the shore. that looked like a 500 year event  forget 100 year storm.. maybe 1000 year ???? 

You can meet local investors by registering to attend real estate events in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-and-happenings6.

Life events and interests change over time too.Aside from that, for me personally, 15 properties is no man's land. 

Because at some point you may additionally have a major event/appliance failure and a large expense will make it even more expensive mistake. 

As a former resident of both islands, I was shocked to see the damage firsthand and to also see all the homes that where I once lived having to dig out from the sand that came with the surge.Coming back to my own home off the islands I could not help to think how this event is going to change our local area in the near-term.

SiniSTAR is a unique platform dedicated to connecting property owners like you with displaced policyholders in need of temporary housing due to unfortunate events such as fires or floods.

In the event that there is, the new purchase would be at or near 109% LTV between the heloc and the loan on the newly purchased RE.  

A great way to start networking is by attending RE events and joining a local investors association.