@Oles Street Educate yourself, network with other investors, identify your target market, work with realtors to find properties, do more networking, build your team and make a leap to buy that 1st property.

Network and meet people who can teach you something different.

Because I want to start creating a network. 

Any ideas on how to go about networking and building this team?

Since I spend a lot of time in traffic, I have had plenty of time to listen to audio books, and one that has really inspired me is David Greene's "Long Distance Real-Estate Investing".Hoping to hear from others who have invested out-of-state without going the turnkey route, others who invest in Columbus, or anyone else who would like to network or share experiences! 

I work full time as a tax manager (for now...) but I hope to become more active in this community and look forward to networking with you all. 

Please respond if you are interested in forming a real estate networking group in the Indianapolis, In area.

Im looking to network and learn as much as I possibly can about real estate and later on investing.

So I'll add here that you're better off starting by reading multi-family books (including two of David Lindahl), listening to podcasts, asking questions on BP, networking.)

So I've obtained July and August rent in advance, and secured a larger deposit than normal.