Start by networking at local meetups and connecting with investors, agents, and property managers.

Quote from @Phil Hale: Investor targeting 5+ unit deals in Columbus—where do you network locally? 

If you are specifically asking about the requirements to get licensed you'll want to do a google search for you local laws and requirements.

If not, it's a great social app to find local and non-local events.

What are out of state investors doing in Cuyahoga County if they don't have a property manager? Where do you find a LOIC? Is property management the only way to make this work?

It feels really unethical.Your comment: "I got a call from my attorney"I'm curious, since you have legal representation that you are presumably paying for, why are you asking people you don't know, who aren't there, haven't seen the paperwork, don't know the local laws or the situation, instead of asking your attorney?

Just be sure to check local laws on utility billing in Michigan before implementing anything, because this may not even be an option.

Some localities have limits, some don't. 

Yeah there are some cool ideas here, but I do believe she is skirting some local permit laws.

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