Networking with some players here in advance and then actually visiting the city may do you more good.My first task when working with OOS investors is to get their teams in order first.

The reason the content I am studying won’t point me in the right direction where to start, is because I am in what is apparently a unique situation.

(If you're outside Milwaukee, feel free to chime in too - just wondering if there are unique needs in our area, but general feedback welcome too.)Thanks in advance for any insight!

He's able to charge a good bit of money per unit since it's a unique experience, and they should be relatively cheap to build once you have the land. 

Now if you can find a deal for another GP or help them raise their capital or perform any of the other tasks noted above you can market yourself as a CO-GP and put the property on your website and represent yourself as the GP in your marketing materials to bolster your credibility and raise capital for your own deals.

Do one task at a time in each app so you can compare apples to apples.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.

A knowledgeable VA lender can provide guidance tailored to your unique circumstances.

Have them perform specific tasks and issue invoices that the LLC would pay.

#3 is the individual credible i.e. have they done what I want to do or have a unique perspective that will help me get to #1 faster?

As two veterans just starting out in real estate rental investing, our goal is to share our unique perspective and the key lessons we're learning along the way.