"naturally dried timber, which is much harder than what you can find at Home Depot today" - I built a coffee bar and shelfs for our kitchen out of old 1.5" wood like this.

I find people on here and on LinkedIn, and then invite them to a brief phone call or to grab a cup of coffee if they're local.

It seems that Corktown is one of the best neighborhoods to visit / live in due to all the restaurants, coffee shops, pubs, great walk score, etc.

I finally figured out I needed more help and reached out on here and Facebook groups to help connect and met people over coffee just to talk real estate and we ended up landing our first property a month later.3) As you are networking and researching, spend time building a good list of contacts from Lenders, Insurance Agents, Contractors.

Happy to meet up in person around Denver as well if anyone wants to get coffee and chat.Thanks,David

.,  Let me know if you want to grab coffee and discuss. 

I'd find a local lender and ask to grab a coffee.

Set up 3 coffee date every single day with people in your market who have any affiliation with real estate.

I'd have a local realtor check it out for free or buy them a coffee.

I live in Nashville as well and would be more than happy to grab coffee or a beer