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Moreover, Memphis has a supportive community for veterans, which could offer additional resources and networks to support your investment journey.Since you mentioned not wanting to handle property management yourself, there are reputable property management companies in Memphis that can handle those responsibilities, allowing you to enjoy the benefits of rental income without the day-to-day management tasks.Balancing the purchase of your primary residence with your investment goals is a prudent approach.

The LLC has nothing to do with this because you aren't getting a loan to a new LLC as a new investor with no track record unless you have a long-standing relationship with a local community bank or credit union.It's good that you have boots on the ground in Birmingham, but I can tell from the way you laid it out that you have done research online and made a plan based on this.

You can go and look up all the Fannie Mae guidelines online on their website:https://selling-guide.fanniemae.com/sel/b/origination-throug...The link above is the "origination through closing guidelines"Hope it helps!  

Not having the correct team and systems in place and totally damage your reputation as a property owner/manager, if your team (the maintenance company) does not have the same vision as you.Perhaps there is someone out there and if so . . .

To what extent would you entrust them towards handling duties such asCommunity and Forum building Online event hosting Social Media Handling Deal Finding and Analysis Appointment Setting Remote sales(real estate course and events)Customer Support

I'd love some feedback online or in person. 

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I hope you’re not getting your lending criteria online, John.