@Marcia MaynardWill you please describe & explain what you meant by partnering with local law enforcement to make the area better.

@Mike T. the structure of the roof is the problem it was already there when I bought the REO and I was aware of that. 

I wasn't sure if my focus needed to be on attracting investors, t or tenants I'm feeling a lot more confident now!

It is not meant to do harm, but just to teach.

oops, yes, I meant Baltimore County.

(Sorry I meant to put that in my initial post) I would love to meet up.

If after explaining all of that, the person is hesitant, I'll recommend that we DON"T do the deal -- not try to persuade him it's a good deal. 

Not depressed about what I  have to do. if I can do it in jeans, t shirt and sandals even better.

If it's the far side of Frederick vs the near side of Leesburg, it might take quite a bit longer to get to the Frederick location.I'm open to visiting a club in nearby counties, like Frederick MD, Loudoun VA, or Frederick VA, but those are not really the market I'd like to get started in, so when I said couldn't find any local REIAs, that's what I meant: I couldn't find any in Jefferson or Berkeley County WV.However, thanks to @Bill Kenny, I did find a group in Berkeley County.

Originally posted by @Jeff T.