For the first time ever I feel like I can confidently walk down a career path knowing that I will find fulfilment there.

that walks through many of the common ways to invest in notes.

Walking the property it doesn't "feel" like it's in a flood zone. 

As everyone else already said - give them their walking papers.

I agree to finding a good mentor to walk with you as you experience rough spots.

Your realtor should have walked you through this prior to writing an offer for the property.

Hey Jean, no hard rule to this but with properties I've sold, I always think it's best to communicate with your tenants to get ahead of any potential issues.1) Potential buyers will likely need to walk the property, so you'll have to schedule with your tenants.2) They might see the house on Zillow, Redfin etc and think "Am I going to get kicked out?

Then they periodically (perhaps weekly or bi-weekly) walk around the yard to clean up the poop.

You will meet people from different walks of life that will give you different perspectives on real estate investing.

You have to walk up several steps from the ground floor to get there.