There are certainly going to be some tried and true elements, but we believe as technology, culture, etc. change that so may business structures and practices.With all of that said, as brokers and agents, what service, support, and features are most valuable and most attractive to you in where you choose to do business?

At the end of the day it doesn't cost me much time or money and I now have more leads than I can afford to mail (no more driving for a while). 

The way the politics are running in CT I would stay away if you can afford to.

At this point, I could afford a conventional loan on a single property.From everything I hear (podcats, books), full-time investors are doing most of their deals off-market. 

But as for the depreciation, it starts as soon as it was placed in service as a rental property.

In my area I found some homes that i could afford to pay cash for, and rent out.

We'll have a discussion on the real estate market cycle, trends in different real estate markets, various investment strategies, investing out of state, discuss multifamily investing, possibly plan investing in some multifamily deals together.Come if you've got capital to invest, if you have multifamily deals you're trying to raise equity for, if you're willing to share trends you're noticing in your business and would like to learn from other experienced investors.NO SERVICE PITCHESIf you plan to attend to pitch your services, please do not attend.  

One of the ways I found could bring the deal back to the table is if I use one of the Flat Fee MLS listing services and save almost a full 3% in my side of the commission to an agent.

I want to use the opportunity afforded to me by the equity in my current house and just "go for it."

My background is in business management (specifically in the construction and service & repair industry) and IT.