I have looked at what's available only though sites like Zillow, trulia, Redfin etc. and have found a couple that are producing the results I am looking for.  

You can find a lot of them on meetup site.

Where is the best site to view these type of house plans?

Thanks Ryan for the wonderful tips!

Any further tips and insight regarding either of these areas of rentals would be greatly appreciated.  

Hello...I have been reading everything i can get my hands on here but this is my first official post. 

I would also do what Tasha recommended by using Zillow or you can use the county assessors site to see what the area is selling for.

I want to start an event or meet up, but I am looking for more advice, suggestions, or tips from others and what they have learned from their experiences.

I'm a big proponent of using sites like homeadvisor, thumbtack, porch, etc to find contractors, but for the life of me I can't seem to find a decent contractor to do drywall finishing or stucco a project that we're completing. 

One tip is closely track your interactions with any potential investor, but in any circumstance when you enter into the syndication/private investor arena you need to be familiar with the rules so that you do not blow an exemption or break the law.