I like your strategy of looking for investment properties up and down I 95.

To improve ARV and rehab estimates, network with appraisers, contractors, and use tools like PropStream and Zillow for comps.

I shopped all of my state's CU last time so I only called the top few this time around, it does seem like the best way to go about things.

Talk to a few people there, they are a helpful crowd of like minded people. 

I would like to connect with investors in the same asset class to validate some of my underwriting assumptions. 

Frame it like this: "in order to make sure you get paid on time I want to have a schedule of when the draw inspections should happen with the bank"Then, you have a schedule to keep an eye on and if they're slipping, you can ask them why and see how you can help them get back on track. 

It’s such a great resource for learning and connecting with like-minded investors.

I haven't bought a lot at auction but the best deal I got at one was:Through the fog of memory (don't feel like looking up the exact amounts), in late 2021, I paid around 140k for a 4 bedroom single family detached property.

What was your very first real estate deal like?

Most seem to like there to be a business reason for the state you use to create the LLC, either the property is there or you live there.