For meetups, you want to check the events forum here and places like Meetup dot com.

Even with a significant 50%-60% down payment seems like the purchase price would have to be in the 170-180K range, which is a tall ask for those areas in 2024.

My wife, Shelbie, and I have been researching about REI for the past 1 year.

Unless you are a licensed real estate agent in the state the property is in, it's probably illegal for you to sell a property you don't own.There is a follow on point, but if you don't already know the follow on point, I'd find out what that is before the state board of realtors gets you into trouble.

I'm considering a multi-family in dutchtown right now and know VERY little about the area and St.

I live in the greater Omaha area.

Every day, the Chemical Plants (Dow, Shintech, etc.) and residential neighborhoods that surround the site of this location provide a high traffic count.A great opportunity exists for a tenant that is willing to market their business to travelers of Hwy. 1, the residents in the surrounding neighborhoods, and neighboring communities.How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Forget the VERY obvious (to the IRS) tax fraud.

How is the Belleville, IL area?

You don't want to decide how the end user will use it so you have your price for the real estate and land, and the rest is negotiable.