Aim for 720+ for best rates, I suggest start building relationships with your local lenders.

If you can come in and operate effectively I think you'll find success rather quickly due to that.BTW - for a property management platform I would highly recommend Buildium.

The recent surge in natural disasters has created an "Armageddon effect" on the real estate industry.

For example, I was just at a networking event where the owner of a very experienced property management company shared a story about how he branded an apartment complex in Plant City, FL to The Henry Plant Apartments (or something to that effect). 

I am seeing a trend in CA that ADU construction is more cost effective (per unit) than buying on the market by a long shot.

Quote from @Account Closed: For someone rebuilding their real estate business and looking to transition into larger multifamily deals, what’s the most effective way to position yourself as a valuable partner in syndications—especially when capital is limited but market knowledge, deal-finding ability, and local expertise are strengths?

Even when we manage to reach a working voicemail,owners often assume we are just another "we buy land" serviceoffering far below market value.Given thesechallenges, we are eager to learn the most effective strategies for locatingpotential sellers and establishing a professional, trustworthy connection thatencourages serious consideration of our offers.Telephone/voicemail is informal, hence casual, hence “we aren’t putting much effort into this.”

I’m open to other suggestions as well, but especially interested in any info/suggestions regarding the markets listed below.

With enough knowledge you can make a educated decision on which approach you take.My experience:I personally don't sign up for any program who take you aside during events and try to sell packages that is just blatant sales strategy.Once you sign up there is every attempt to make you sign for their programs for bookkeeping, registered agent, LLC or corp setup fee which have ridiculous even with platinum membership.Basic standard structure they suggest to take advantage of multiple deductions can be easily achieved by proper education or work with a good firm like https://wcginc.com  who is local to you.A umbrella C-crop to manage all other LLC properties and take advantage of many tax deductions that are not available with a llc, its also used to take losses up to 100K as startup expenses and dissolve the entity after few years.Few LLC entities for investing in Real Estate, etc preferably in Wyoming or Nevada ( you can find many companies online who can do this for $150 compared to anderson $1500-$3000) , they will claim they have a secret Operating agreement which is bogus.They certainly try to take advantage of tax loopholes and claim to be smart people, my view they are just taking advantage of numbers as per their own statements.

@Sebastian NadalI've used Zillow Rental Manager to screen my tenants and have found it effective.