I mainly am curious how people have raised capital for their first properties. 

I think the main thing people would point to as a red flag for Ocala is that it is not a large employment center like Orlando, Tampa, and Jacksonville and as a result may be more exposed to a pull back in values when there is a downturn. 

If the SEC came sniffing around and your main job was raising money and all you do is attend a weekly meeting, good luck to you! 

For example:"See how [Client Name] cut their supply costs by 20% with our help!""

.--- Another lawsuit resulted from owner's contractor taking down basement handrail to get supplies down the steps, then they didn't put it back and tenant fell down the stairs.- We also negotiate a reasonable completion date, depending on the Scope Of Work (SOW). --- Who gets all the phone calls and wastes time calming a tenant down because the owner's contractor doesn't show up as scheduled after they took time off from work or a 3 day job takes 3 weeks?

I am a smaller Main Street Type investor and have created/manufactured SFR notes as part of my fix-n-flip program for many years.

I think my main pain point is underwriting the property as it is and then seeing what it could be and then making decisions on if it's worth and how those decisions are made.  

Because of the frustration, when asked to purchase the large lot in front of their house which leads to the main road, they turned it down.

The process went smoothly, and I’m happy I got a tenant so fast, but the high supply of new builds in the area makes me nervous.

@Devin James I definitely agree with your main point.