It is not a formal REIA or meetup, but now I meet to bounce ideas and have a good time with some friends/local players: a developer, a couple of flippers, and a few buy and hold investors (I am one of these).

That, I would think, it better for you in either case.Boy, that would be nice, in Indiana, it just prevents them from entering the home and it sits as a big oozing mess on my property until the owner gets it done or I jump through all the legal hoops to get control of the title so I can get a permit to move and have a mover haul it off to the dump. 

You need to have someone that you trust but that also understands the market to keep your occupancy as high as possible.As far as tenant issues, even the best PM cant prevent these.

@Jason Malabute does sound like a rough year but acknowledging the challenges and taking them head on will prevent the same thing from happening in 2021.

Just identify the deal and then start calling some real players in the market, the rest is easy.Best of luck to you!

There is no law that prevents you from renting a property out immediately after purchasing it.

I believe it tends to give me a slightly lower return, because the sponsor is going to be more careful, and if there is a severe downturn will prevent me from taking catastrophic losses.

Growing up wanted to be  architect, singer, and an NBA  player.

For insurance, we joined a sort of Christian co-op that doesn't pay for preventative care, but did pay for emergencies, like when my son broke his hand. 

There are definitely some real players in the industry, but there are also more actors in the investing arena than there are in Hollywood.