Meetup.com is a good resource for those but some of the groups will also post here on Bigger Pockets Marketplace too.

Bigger Pockets seems like an exciting resource and the forums have given me great insight on the local market.

Confirmed that Meetup.com seems like a decent resource.

While recovery homes are a necessary service, the well-heeled residents in more affluent neighborhoods have the financial resources to push back on this use meaning these properties tend to be located in lower class neighborhoods where the residents lack the same resources.

Appfolio is our main resource to use as a central place for everything.

We get to build things at human speed without apology.Real Estate Updates for TodayThe 30-year fixed rate slid to 6.15% this morning.

Happy to serve as a resource as best as I can!

I looked at these investment clubs a while ago more for curiousity, and didn't see a path to a tangible return that exceeded my high yield savings account, but my savings account has more liquidity and doesn't involve the risk of working with other humans I do not know nor can adequately vet.I'd recommend you save up your funds and consider partnering with someone you know and trust (does not have to be family) who also is interested in real estate investing, make an LLC, and buy your first property that way. 

I'm figuring that getting to know people, leveraging resources and hearing from other people in the market can be time well spent.

@James McGovern there are ALWAYS deals on the MLS, but human nature makes them unpredictable, which makes it very difficult to create a system to ID them.Common Example: property listed for 120+ days and seller has already bought another property, so having financial challenges paying two mortgages. - How to predict when they will reach their breaking point and accept a substanitally under-market price?