I attend the Richmond REIA as well.

I'm 38 this month and attending the wedding of my best friend, also 38, this weekend.

You can also visit your local real estate investment clubs as funders typically attend, Partner with more experienced investors, wholesale, or save enough to eventually invest

Check out student housing see below.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

I am attending one later this month, and I have a few questions.  

Specialized or niche housing like student housing or vacation rentals.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

Unfortunately the agents do not add much value - we have found all of the homes ourselves and attend all of the open houses ourselves. 

Not only are you wasting their time and money, there is the opportunity cost involved where they could be doing actual money making activities if they were not showing homes to someone not buying.Solutions: approach new agents, attend open houses, call the listing agent, or run analysis on friends/families houses.

I have reached out to a few people so far through BP, and even met 1 or 2 for coffee, but I know that the more people I network with, the better my chances of success will be.I was hoping to attend one of the local REIA's networking nights, but this month's meeting is being held while I'm out of town. 

And you get the benefit of having over 100 past ones to catch up on.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.