You should get the matching bedside table and have lamps on bedside tables for reading.

I buy rental properties and improve them and they happen to be in an opportunity zone and I was just making sure I wasn’t leaving any money or opportunities on the table. 

Most of our friends find these, now coffee table books, interesting.

Well, I approached him at the networking event and after hearing about some deals he had lined up (note that it was a closing table event), I asked if there was anything I can do to help (this was before anything sketchy started happening).

But why not focus on what you bring to the table?

I'm currently interested in East Bay (Alameda & Contra Costa) as well as Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Merced, Solano and Sacramento counties.As an absolute beginner (this is my very first post) and currently working a full-time job (unrelated to RE), my main objective is to learn different REI skills hands-on.What I bring to the table:1) Funds - possibly for 10% to 25% of down payment (widely depending on deal/rehab costs, of course)2) Hustle - evenings and weekends could be 100% dedicated to REI (finding/analyzing deals, meetups, cold calling, drafting/reviewing, whatever I can help with)I would love to learn at least one of these skills:1) Finding off-market deals2) Estimating rehab costs3) Managing contractors4) Managing tenants5) Negotiating dealsI'm hoping someday I'd be able to add value beyond funds and be part of a great REI team :)If you're interested in connecting, please let me know.Best,JC

That being said, I have around 50k USD saved up ready to go - so I want to know if it's even possible to use that and get $1k+/month cashflow on the table.

My husband and I have to sell our rural home on 20 acres in the mountains. 

In Minneapolis there are certainly some good deals, that is all dependent on the advantages you bring to the table, (management experience, construction exp, cash, etc).   

What was the value that the smaller players brought to the table?