I like to try to set up every month a meeting with someone I think I can learn from or who could be a potential mentor.Try to attend your local REI networking groups and meetups.

I am attending a tax deed sale later this month and have driven by most of the listings and many of the ones I am interested in appear to still be occupied.

I would be love to talk with some other local investors and will absolutely be attending the local real estate meetups.

I’m actually attending one in a couple of days here in Tuscaloosa. 

Next, attend your local REIA as frequently as possible.

Hey @Brett Deas - I recommend getting in touch with a private lender (they will often attend RE meetups and events) that can back your deals and possibly later partner with.

I would love to tentatively attend that meeting on the 29th!

I host monthly events which you're welcome to attend.

I personally would invest maybe $400,000 to go ahead and purchase two multi families(preferably quads) at the $800,000 pricepoint.Sit on the $130,000 as reserves just incase you need to fix up anything in the house.Consider putting some of your future cash-flow into 529 plans for when your children plan to attend college.You should be eligible for social security in 10-15 yearsYou can also start out taking money from your 457 planAll in all, if everything is nice and dandy, you should be able to factor in $15,000 a month in gross revenue from your pension, social security, rental income, 457 account distributions.Best of luck

I am hoping to attend the next one and I would love to connect with you.