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.

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.

I work with non profits that provide community based living services for individuals with special needs. 

I'm sure there are some food service industry jobs In which you could earn $40k+ a year if you are putting in the hours while looking for a physics job.