There is a company in Calif called HomeGuard that listing agents use for pre-sale inspections.  

Had a pre foreclosure property under contract and had assigned rights to buyer for an assignment fee.

With 20 acres it's an incredible event/ wedding venue!

A local jurisdiction should not be able to pre-empt state law and state law currently allows safe, unpermitted  units by law (see sb13 and search for 5 or five).  

Also, ensure whoever you utilize does not have a pre payment penalty or its low so you have the ability to refinance after a year of stabalizing the property.

We have meetups once a month, the first WED, in Northern NJ.

But the best ways to get started are, in my opinion: 1) save up enough for a 10-20% down payment and then save a lot more on top of that for reserves, overages, and any unforeseen repairs.    2) have your financial house in order and have credit above 700 to get more favorable rate and terms from lenders.   3) speak to a loan officer that is experienced with fix and flips and get the necessary documents together for a pre approval (typically not much required, usually a valid ID, LLC docs if any, and two months of bank statements showing funds for down payment and reserves). 

I live in the Nashville area, currently work in corporate finance and have my CPA.

This will be my first time buying a house and I would love to connect with some locals/Vegas investors and get some advice on the area.I got pre-approved today and have an agent through an investment firm that specializes in rentals/investment properties.

  -  All of the homes/properties have been renovated and have been in service for a number of years (meaning we have a strong history as successful  property owners/investors)-  All of the homes are higher-end rentals in very good neighborhoods -  All but 4 homes are completely paid off  with no mortgage overhead or LOC debt-  All homes have a very consistent rental history with very low vacancy-  All homes are turning a profit and our pre-door numbers are very goodBecause the homes are almost completely paid off, we have a good deal of equity in just sitting around.