I actively attend many different meetings in the Baltimore Area, though I am working to expand to the DC area.

You can also find these on meetup.com, just type in Real Estate Investing or attend your local REIA group. 

I might know a couple people that would be interested! 

Closing time came and the closing costs were higher than their financial analysis ($9k vs $7k).Next stepsI just closed the purchase a couple days ago so I'm waiting for the contractor to tell me the schedule of the rebab and ask for a deposit.

I just got under contract for this 5BED/2BATH w/mother in law unIt property where the numbers run great with almost $600 of net cash flow a month, which I believe to be decent for my first investment property, BUT there are a couple things I ran into and am seeking advice for. 1) During inspection, we found a few hazardous things on the property, that would need a $20k fix.

If you find one you like, or a couple you would like to choose from, you can always ask them.

I am just guessing here but I imagine that well over 90% of the investors that make their way to actually see their operation in person end up pulling the trigger.. again just a guess but as someone with 4 decades of expreince at this.. and owning more than a couple real estate brokerages you can tell a well put together shop..  

I know 2 couples that are rebuilding right now where they are going to come out of pocket to get back to the same size house.   

If you don't have any difficult transactions to record, pay a bookkeeper a couple hundred a month to record everything and then throw your CPA an extra $500 at year end to clean it up with some JEs and call it good. 

Ideally I'd like my first deal to be a WHOLESALING and grow more comfortable with that process before I attempt a FLIP.STEPS I'VE TAKEN: Aside from writing this exhaustive intro about myself I've attended my local REI group in Sept 2018.