I am not sure if it's just a general trend of people going offline en masse, or a sign of waning interest in wholesale discussion since a lot of bad rep is associated with it.

You can sign up for these on a great website called Meetup.Financial Preparation:Evaluate Your Finances: Understand your current financial situation, including savings, credit score, and any potential sources of funding.Create a Budget: Establish a budget for your first investment.

@Chris Rogers higher interest rates have caused most Class A property purchases to NOT cashflow for an approximate 3-5 years.So, many naive investors are chasing Class B, C & D properties to cashflow, WITHOUT fully understanding the scope of the additional risks involved:(Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.

Some people are good at just hiring our specific tasks, but I find it easier to hire someone to come in and do the whole project.Generally, I wait until I have a property under contract to bring a contractor out to walk the property and give me quotes for the work I want done.

It would then be understandable that you need some time to get up to speed. 

I didn't make much money, but the most valuable aspect of the experience for me was learning how to find crafts people, acting as my own general contractor, and then learning what order in which to do repairs and improvements.

The reality is people are making money in virtually every market.

Regarding the septic approval, my understanding is that systems are rated for number of bedrooms under an assumption of usage and per person usage.

I know some STR investor people from Cincinnatti who are investing into the Red River Gorge (Slade, rogers, campton) area.

I hear a lot of investors complaining about the Philly market and saturation in specific pockets, but early there are still people making money on these deals.