People don't realize the amount of wealth that is flowing to Miami.

Why do you need 15 people to move forward ?

Most people do one of two things:1.

You'll meet a bunch of fellow capital region investors and people who can help.

Since you recently purchased, yours was reassessed at todays values and theirs are still working off assessments from years ago (possibly) and the people you bought from likely had an old assessment as well.

The problem (as you have cited) is trying to understand what you need (you don't know what you don't know), where to get it, qualifying its source(s), and the validity and usefulness of all that.Pardon me if I've gone into this too much, but I meet many people with the same concerns that you are voicing and this is offered, as much as possible in direct response to your post.Please feel free to contact me if you have any comments or questions. 

James Wise is one of the most honorable people in the business.

The bank people are either the least stable or get paid irregular. 

We have a few properties that are held as JV's in separate LLC's and just want to make sure all is above board.Thank you, and Happy Holidays! 

Quote from @Austin Wolff: Hey Kegan, I published on article on BiggerPockets specifically to answer this question for people like you (and selfishly for myself):The 10 Best Markets for Your First House HackNone of the states you mentioned are on this list, however.