Id question the ethics of someone who uses the accusation of someone being unethical as a red herring. 

Plus I'd have to live somewhere anyways and the rental market's red hot in places I'd want to live.

We are in California. 

Below is red you can see where the analyst role lies within the acquisitions process. 

It was a fortuitous purchase, as we are now looking to relocate from central Illinois to Minneapolis/St.

Also you have mentioned all kinds of restrictions and set backs such as hurricanes and so... since we are talking about flipping and not buy and hold, do you still think those will have the same significance? 

@Zachary Miller in my local market in the Chicago suburbs we are able to throw rentals on zillow which syndicates out to a bunch of other sites.

This meeting we propose would NOT be intended as a "competition" with that one.What we are considering, however, would be focused less on information and more on informal networking, and learning through guided conversation and possibly even opportunities for evaluating or pitching deals.

We are in actuality responsible for our tenants lives, (keeping our homes safe for them to live in) and the neighborhood, safe and still marketable.  

The reason you see agents driving new cars and wearing bling is because the majority of them have already retired from a previous career or are married to someone providing a steady paycheck.I have 160 agents in my market.