who are helping our members grow their portfolios (including me ^^)I've had personal talks with both @Joshua Dorkin and @Brandon Turner to help give me direction on how to grow this meetup, so it's not just advice on real estate investment that we've received, but also guidance on how to increase the reach of our networks.

I currently have one single family home in AZ that I bought a while ago (right after college before I knew it was a good investment) and I would like to do a 1031 into a larger multifam in LA and eventually grow that portfolio.

Hello, I'm Nicole & I'm new to the site...I've heard a lot about it & I'm eager to learn more, get advice & hopefully grow my business.  

@Dean HulsingOnce you understand the environment in which the business operates (local tenant population, average rents, physical and economic vacancy rates, the growth / decline of the local economy, the risk of the local economy (i.e. does most of the tenant population work for a single (cyclical, declining, growing) employer)), then you can compare the business (property) to its peers and evaluate its shortcomings and potential.After the above, you should be able to put a value on the business and, if it looks to be a profitable, long term venture, issue a Letter of Intent (LOI) with your offer and deal framework,  If accepted, you then dig-in and conduct the formal diligence.

Much Appreciated guys, I will continue to grow my knowledge of REI through networking with other investors as well as the use of the bigger pocket forums.

Second, we can continue to grow the PM business as an additional income stream.

This is probably why 200 in cash flow doesn't make sense when trying to grow my portfolio exponentially and why I'm leaning to bigger down payments. 

BP is a great place to learn, grow, and network.

Then they (this was the first time I'd heard of this) suggested their 'Kick Start Program' which would help me learn to do some wholesale deals in order to get the capital to invest in their program and grow my business.

Both commercial and residential.I'm interested in learning, growing , and developing a contact list of professionals in the real estate business - if anyone has a CPA, accountant, or lawyer in the real estate industry that you really like - if love to get there contact info.Thanks for reading!