As for Facebook, I have joined multiple groups and spend time searching marketplace but I have always wondered if I should be hesitant about reaching out to those people who are posting these homes.

Search for the top 10 properties in your market, review their current furnishings and see where your properties gaps are currently. 

Identifying the fundamentals to achieve the investor 3 result is not difficult but very few understand this should be the goal of a SFR investor. 

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

You need to answer all the above questions, then identify a course of action based on those answers, and then place those actions into the three categories above.

Relay that information to Title, advised to wait till after new search can be completed. 

In searching for commercial real estate to buy, I’m reaching out to a number of brokers in the area and explain to them what I’m looking for. #1: Do I tell them I’m talking to other brokers?

@Helene GoodworthTo expand your network, identify your areas of interest, highlight your construction skills' application to investment projects, actively participate in local and online groups, and seek mentorship and guidance from experienced investors.

You can usually find some events by doing a simple google search.

What kind of businesses would you search for in order to conduct the various inspections/assessments I would want to do for a property of this type?