If you're unsure whether your mortgage is owned by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, you can use their online loan lookup tools to verify [oai_citation:2,For Homeowners Affected by a Natural Disaster](https://myhome.freddiemac.com/docs/Natural_Disaster_Relief_Consumer_Flyer_GSEs.pdf?

Networking, whether in person or with online meetups, is the best way to meet new people, and find out who is active.

. - We don't have a "Rep" at MSI Chicago because they are so big and just do everything online - at least from our experience.  

As of now, my general plan is to find a local realtor online who is experienced with real estate investing (and has investment properties of their own) to help me find a good local deal (goal is 20-25% return on ARV), get a hard money loan, aiming to rehab/repair/extend the property with my father (both have construction experience) within 4-5 months, and as for the loan exit strategy either sell or rent (depending on the deal). 

It takes 30-45 days, can be done online and needs to be renewed annually.

-based, Associate Digital Bookkeeper certified, QuickBooks Online Pro Advisor certified, & Bookkeeping for Real Estate Investors certified.

There is no real good substitute for a well drafted operating agreement, but if you are doing long term rentals in TX then the OA should remain mostly unchanged once you have a good one.

Maybe a  good idea to have a reputed and vetted attorney to draft and execute it.Partnerships can sometimes have misunderstandings even among close friends

Good opportunities, early stage opportunities, may not have the best online presence, but be otherwise legitimate.Also IRR is a vanity metric, it's the wrong measurement.

There are many forms you can get for free (or purchase) online for your specific state.