It is a great forum for learning and asking questions and meeting others in the area who are either actively investing or just starting out.

There are very active REIAs in Georgia REIA and Atlanta REIA.

There is a good contingent of people from Metro Detroit who are pretty active on here and there were 2 recent meetups and I'm sure more to come in 2014.

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After at least ten different incidents where the "zestimate" was off, the asking price had either been lowered at least a week or more earlier, simple things like square footage were different from the MLS listing, tax assessments were incorrect, and estimated rent was pretty different from real time evaluations by my RE agent, I have finally decided I may be wasting my time...Does anyone on BP actually use Zillow effectively?

So you have to take each case individually and assess your risks and plan accordingly.

If he's just opening up houses for you to assess as an investment, rehab, etc. then it shouldn't be a big deal for him to take calls.

Listen to the podcasts and stay active/engaged on BP.

Why don't you reverse engineer your activity and find additional services that you receive fees for.Step back and think of all the services that people with a house once owned by a family member needs.

Look for vacant houses in neighborhood with a lot of cash buyer activity.