But, I'm going to need to do the networking myself to build partnerships with local vendors and source merchandise, and all they'd be responsible for is letting me know when it needs to be restocked. 

If you can identify those “up-and-coming” neighborhoods, the return on investment can be quite solid without having to sacrifice quality.PS: Fun fact—Kansas City was recently ranked as one of the top cities for real estate investment due to its strong job market and affordable housing prices (source: Forbes 2023).

I know they might be easy to borrow from, but you might want to look at more professional funding sources in the longer term.

Those will also repost other media sources that link to other updates and happenings in the community. 

What many fail to recognize is the media and their source of information continues to feed this fallacy (mostly because they charge you to be a part of the community) and it will not end well for many.

Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

@Ivan WudexiRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

I'd search something along the lines of "[city] cash buyers", "[city] wholesale real estate", "[city] real estate investment", etc.Investor friendly agents are also great ways to source deals.

@Stephen Branagan Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

It may help you dispel the myth that people with disabilities are a bad risk, undesirable as tenants, or are likely to have undesirable service animals.In some jurisdictions, you can't discriminate on "source of income".