It sounds cheesy, but the best way to prepare is to work with a friend or two and role-play.

Our streamlined process allowed us to quickly close the deal and immediately prepare it for resale, emphasizing the efficiency of our funding model.

It's called "Investing in Real Estate Private Equity: An Insider’s Guide to Real Estate Partnerships, Funds, Joint Ventures & Crowdfunding".

Figure out where your strengths lie and focus on that.After doing this for two decades, the biggest takeaway is to stay consistent, build relationships, and always be prepared to pivot.

Hire a property manager.If you choose to self-manage, be prepared to handle tenant comms, maintenance requests, and rent collection.

I've run multiple scenarios and am preparing my pitch to the bank and need this last big cost to be somewhat nailed down bc if they come back 100k more than what I thought it was worth then i'd be dead on arrival. 

JV (joint venture) with someone to show you the ropes and then split the earnings 50/50.  

Here in MD (and I think most everywhere elsr in the country), a Realtor can prepare and provide standard lease forms and disclosures.

Be prepared that if you tell her he does not qualify to live there, she will probably sneak him in anyway. 

He came prepared and had great experience.