I'm seriously considering trying to find something there, but need to build up my knowledge and contacts of reputable agents and contractors etc.I'm interested in multi-family, STRs, commercial, self storage, and possibly even flips if the right opportunity came up.

Welcome to BP, you will find a ton of great resources to your questions on here.

***BUT keep it ***B - Buy it F - Fix itLive - Primary Residence itLeave - Keep it, rent it out, and find a new primary residence What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Finding good tenants who pay on time and care for your investment property is invaluable.

Collecting rent rolls, walking properties, learning who's doing the best in our sector/niche and how they're doing it, finding partners, all of these things I'm fairly good at, as I've been doing this for my recruiting agency for the past 3 years.

Happy you're taking the leap.. any thoughts on how you'll build your deal-finding pipeline?

Also, since you are new to finding tenants and renting, should you get someone who damages your unit, probably not a big deal since you haven't renovated it yet.  

How do you find one that hasn't started equity growth and now stagnated? 

Once you find someone willing to let you shadow them, approach it with professionalism and a willingness to learn.

Hi Jessica, I would suggest getting a propstream or any other lead generation account, finding cash buyers who bought similiar properties to yours in the last 3-6 months in the area of the properties you are looking to sell, skip trace then cold call or cold texting the list.