So I have been actively looking for good investment properties for the last two months.

Is real estate investing part of that plan and if so how active of an investor do you want to be?

Incredibly strong housing demand, a crippling 1.5 months of inventory, and ongoing affordability concerns produced year over year declines last month in new listings, active listings, and pending sales in the City of Austin.

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If building a syndication business is what you want, it might make sense to engage a syndication attorney to find out exactly what you can and can't do with your list.

There are lots of active investors here in the Charlotte area both here in the forums and at the local meetups. 

The work number just says active or inactive. 

I don't think I would necessarily be considered an active participant.      2. 

So, the city of Cleveland is actively knocking down abandoned houses?

Thanks Nathan;I've started to create a marketing plan to Realtors and have access to a database of active agents in my area.