Feel free to reach out if it might help to go through how we were able to do that!

I tried to put the pieces together to build a solid team out there but it's really tough unless you have someone local to help you run it or are willing to drive back and forth.

Or if you need to hire a kid to stand out in front of their office warning their clients that they’re losing tax forms and not telling people. 

Simply issue each of your real estate LLC's a 1099 from the management software every year and then handle your management company spreadsheet out of the back end of the PM Software.

What's labeled Private Money in the market - an individual looking to build a lending shop by using personal funds - this is out there but these guys are not cheap on points or rate and they have rules and guidelines like anyone else, so really the difference between them and hard money is nothing other than appraisal perhaps. 

I am an out of state investor.How have dealt with this issue>Neal Schadler There are multiple property managers in the "build your investing team" section that can help here. 

@Adeel MakdaRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

If you’re stretching your budget and hoping ‘everything works out,’ that’s where investors get burned.What’s your backup plan if things don’t go smoothly?

Have any of you out there ever used Buildertrend or Procore to manage your projects?

For your mortgage, a 30-year loan will give you lower monthly payments, which could be ideal while starting out.