You don't want a QI that has a pooled trust account where they have the opportunity to invest that money and use it for good or nefarious purposes.All the insurance and bonding in the world (which are important) are only beneficial after a bad event has happened. 

@Sheikh Umer  Here is the chronological sequence of events so you can see the difference between a tax lien and a tax deed and how they come about.1) County tax commissioner sends annual tax bill to owner of record.  

Meet.com is a great source to check out and I'm sure they're several RE events going on.

There are several landlords that operate off the mindset that its all business and could give a shtt less who it damages but it leads to a vicious cycle of events eventually.  

What an eventful first deal!

Network network network.Work with brokers and the local investor community.Strong social media presence.Online networking events on Zoom and Meet Up.Attend multifamily conferences.

Expand your network and explore social media events.

Ask questions here on BP, read books, attend training events, and ask a lot of questions of your team.

Are there any monthly meetups or events in the Greensboro, NC area?

Purchase price: $264,000 Cash invested: $30,000 Used a conventional loan and "lived in" the property until "unforseen events" required me to move out.