Bigger Pockets is a great place to learn and connect with fellow investors.If you’re looking to invest long distance, I definitely recommend building your core-4 team.

Building a reliable power team is crucial for smooth transactions.

They will likely also need to close any access points to satisfy city inspectors that the now capped chimney cannot be used to "vent" anything in the future.You will likely want a demo team that is much cheaper to do the actual demo and haul off, but you need either the mason or an engineer to stipulate how far down they can/should demo, while leaving enough room for the cap to be effective and maintain any structural rigidity into the future to not create more issues.Long story longer, I would call more licensed, insured contractors.  

I also offer boots-on-the-ground services to others who need a local team member.

Given my 20+ years of experience in real estate, sourcing and underwriting deals is second nature for me—I’m not looking for mentorship or education.Again, i didnt request to talk to him.. his team set it up.

Even though it wasn't necessary because I always had a team that was doing the work that needed to be done physically.

I don't have to visit my properties much because I have a team in place for each thing, systems in place to make most tasks automated (cleaning scheduling, guest communications, etc.), and emergency systems in place for when an emergency occurs.

Meeting and working with an architect, building a team (GCs, Subs, Title, Lenders). 

Once you've established a solid team of property managers, contractors and lenders, you'll be well-prepared to take on more complex strategies like BRRRR.

I filed an insurance claim on our landlord insurance and got a remediation team in there immediately to stop the damage.