You’d be shocked by how little actual screening many PMC’s do!

My problem is knowing who to trust and where to start to find actual deals.

dont over think this its not that complicated. important issues are.1. cost of capital2. knowing what a deal is or is not.3. good reno crew or contractor  4. good agent that will tell you straight what its worth when done and what level you should rehab to.5. a market that is actually moving napkin math works  trying to drill down to decimal points does not.

How many properties do the owners actually own themselves?

That actually is not the goal of most people.

I spent a decade in advertising, before founding and running a custom wood shop for another decade, so 'm pretty good at the self-promotion.I agree with you that the more gorilla approach would be most effective and that's actually what i've been doing – calling RE agents in my service area with active listings, introducing myself to property managers and leasing agents...To answer your question, I will have to handle the work myself for 6-12 months to build out the SOPs and field service management systems, but I have a lot of relationships for those looking to "do the work".I'll check out the meet up and would love to grab a cup of coffee, I'll shoot you an email.

I am definitely hosting at least 1 open house every weekend and that is actually how I found my first clients!

I actually read one of your posts on this topic years ago, which influenced me to carefully choose the right market.  

So, I would try to gauge the perception because that is mostly actually affects you.

Thank you in advance for any help One thing I've seen with policies through NREIG is that investors have basic perils/actual cash value coverage only and aren't aware.