To me, this boils down to finding a person or business that offers a turnkey solution.You can work with companies that offer completely rehabbed properties upfront which minimizes how much you need to learn and how much time you need to devote but at reduced equity and cash flow. 

I've been raised to devote myself to the reliable salary and insurance benefits of a full-time job. 

I'm not sure Meetup is the best platform to organize it around as that would be open to all including people who are brand new, and it could end up being lopsided on experience which isn't what I'm looking for.  

They are brown in color and indicate water came from top to bottom (see attached pic)For context, I paid premium for this fully renovated condo with brand new HVAC :-(.At this point, I am thinking of connecting with the HOA and providing them his detailed report.

What brand are you running?

I am brand new to investing and would like to get into rental properties.

If you have one LLC doing the rehabs for the flips, for example, that would let you establish the LLC / brand / company. 

As a brand new landlord, they may or may not count all or any of the property income until you have a couple years tax returns to back it up with.Keep it simple until you have a firmer grasp on how things work, for every person on here with a "I got rich and retired in 3 years with real estate" story, there are a million inactive accounts of people who got over leveraged and lost their seat at the table.Required reading:The Richest Man in BabylonThe Millionaire Real Estate InvestorGood luck brother! 

Its a brand new construction finished within the past 6 months.

I've never heard of someone requesting a brand new document be drafted.