Best of luck with your investing journey, and I look forward to seeing your success!

There is success stories but the horror stories far out weigh the good.

They want to see a track record of success.   

If you need to do Skip Tracing, mailers, and "Propstream", you don't understand the concept of motivated sellers, and that is why so many of you struggle.If you do not understand the concept of motivated sellers, how do you expect to be successful in finding them.I recommend you read my post here:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/93/topics/1215116-all-i...

Hey Lauren, I'm not personally invested in Boise but I know a very prominent and successful agent there.

So be careful and make sure you interview the Expediter and that they have had success in obtaining the Letter of No Objection.As far as evidence that you need to gather, look up your buildings TAX Class.You will find it here: Building Information SearchHere you will see something that looks like this:NOTE that while this is a Dept of Buildings Web Portal, what I have circled in RED is the Department of FINANCE Building Classification.You may not have a CofO, but the Dept of Finance maybe taxing you as a 2 Family.

Hey @Aaron Cooke - Congrats on what looks like a successful deal! 

My offer to purchase was successfully accepted in a competitive market, and I immediately found a tenant to rent out the space for a 12 month lease.

Often, the key to transitioning successfully is starting small, perhaps with a mixed-use property or something that doesn't require a steep initial learning curve. 

I thought it would be extremely formal guys with briefcases and way over my head. i felt it rapidly grew my network, knowledge basis, and confidence that has propelled me to be successful in acquiring 300+ units over the last 4 years.