To find real estate investor meetups in North Jersey, check online platforms like BiggerPockets for local event listings and forums, explore professional organizationssuch as the National Real Estate Investors Association (REIA) and its state-level branches, and visit Meetup.com, Eventbrite.com, REIClub.com to search for real estate investment groups in your city.

Seattle is the most anti-landlord place in the nation.

Summer does great and holidays are great, but in between is tough, and this is a national thing.

We own our home on 50 acres free and clear in Taos County but my wife and I are interested in purchasing a favorable deal we found in the Cookson Hills of Eastern Oklahoma we both like.

One thing I’ve seen investors do in situations like this is look at regional or local community banks or credit unions that understand the area better than national lenders—they can sometimes be more flexible and use actual rent rolls and P&Ls instead of just taxable income.

Probably just have to take the Texas exam not national. 

Meanwhile, home prices are still well below the national average. 

The average property increase over the last 29 years nationally is ~5.5% (I invite you to verify this).  

@Galant Ant we're national, just sent!

They typically offer the best terms and are easier to work with than national banks.2.