If you are willing to tackle some bigger projects then I would head to 30030 (decatur as well).

Perhaps I am too new to this field and am filled with too many wafty ideals, but until a pending reality tackles me down, I'll chase this motivation until it turns into a success story.    

I am not sure what strategy you are tying to tackle but make sure to let them know you are looking for properties and ask them to get on their buyers list.  

It just makes no sense to have that approach bc to me it's more like the annoying spam calls I get daily asking me if I want to buy a warranty for my Ferrari even though I already have an extended warranty.

So far, I haven't found one that makes much sense, but I'm learning and refining.I'm not planning to tackle something to the scale of a 200+ unit class A apartment complex, while it might be less risk it also means lower margins and I'm not interested in being a passive investor and I don't want to start there (unless the stars aligned somehow). 

-We want to buy as soon as we can to reap the rewards of investing, cash flow and equity buildup.So… what should we tackle first?

We've been trying to tackle the smaller projects but have been disappointed so far with schedule and buget overruns.Also, any tips on how to properly vet property management companies?

Since I am new, it would be senseless for me to tackle this project as I have very minimal experience.

Most people will see your emails and since they don't know you, determine them to be spam and delete without even looking at the deal-and it could actually be a great deal.

Most AOL and Yahoo email addresses are going to spam these days, so if someone doesnt regularly check their spam folder they might not get emails from those domains.You also might consider calling instead of emailing