Are you going to continue your investing locally? 

Did you finance this deal with a local bank or credit union?

I'm a local broker and investor and manage 100+ investment properties.

The founder appears to have been involved in businesses outside of real estate: ‘My dream is a locally made grooming products business’ | People | nashvillepost.comSo it does not appear there is a lot of track record there, but those are questions I would ask.

Or his investment/local area. 

We have a local competitor that brags they don't charge a maintenance markup, yet we know:1) They charge owners $60/hour for their handyman2) How much do you think they're paying their handyman? 

I started a new post asking people's thoughts about insurance costs in your local area and specifically costs to rebuild and other challenges:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/95/topics/1227051-insur...

I do all of this remotely, so I use the above process to filter out 90% of the properties and then send the other 10% to my local team for verification.

Focus on saving, building your credit, and connecting with local investors.

A $3m purchase price home was certainly not bought by a plumber, right.