@Josiah Swartz has put together a meetup that meets the first Tuesday of every month at the Panera on West Main.

NPN notes are and buying after market notes is a fairly complicated deal for a new investor.. especially if they are owner occ and with all the new rules and such... there is a learning curve for sure.mid west and deep south are were notes are sold at larger discounts you will not generally find Owner occ notes on the west coast sold at large discounts like these other markets and especially low value asset notes

A lot of west Michigan folks are very frugal, and that is good!  

Bump for the west coasters getting out of bed, or anyone else who wants to post :-)

I also minored in Finance and Corporate Strategy.I also moved out West, though a little farther than you, and work for BiggerPockets, and buy small properties (currently own a duplex). ;)Welcome to BiggerPockets!

Texas is one of best place to invest , people and jobs moving to south and west.

Hey Bigger Pockets,Just moved to the west side of Richmond, VA and looking to make some connections in the area.  

The 10,000 square foot Rakow Branch, situated on Elgin's West Side, is LEED registered, and was designed to be expandable up to 30,000 square feet.

@Nick West Way to go man!

http://www.realtytrac.com/propertydetails/ca/san-j...1/1br condo in West San Jose. 1/1 Condos in this building has been sold for 415-430k.