It's most common in the north-east.I assume you'll hire a home inspector.

I am trying to make a decision on whether to hire Anderson or not.  

So we can all avoid them) and I'd say:"You were hired to get these Tenants out of my Property!

From there, you have to decide whether you want to be a landlord or hire a property manager.

I wonder if there is a way to web scrape for when a new realtor is hired or passed exams in the area so that I could hit them up immediately.  

They found it out, andI had to go to the planning board and zoning board, hire an engineer and architect to make the fourth unit legal.In my opinion, the realtor should have verified the zoning, and if you used bank financing, it's pretty rare for the bank to miss it as well.You are probably going to have to hire an architect to draw plans and to get it approved as a triplex.I wish you luck.

First step is to hire a designer. 

Hiring a property management company with experience in the markets you're considering can be a game-changer.Have you identified which markets you want to invest in?

I hired a GC to do the build.

And then hire a CPA if your problems are big enough-- a good problem.As for giving the 7-9/10s.