I look for recommendations on places like NextDoor, where local folks are complainers. 

The best tools to take advantage of as a new member are the keyword alerts and local meetups.They help you find the right discussions and connect, in real time, with like-minded folks in your market.All the best to you!

Just get a loan broker residing in Cincinnati, pay the extra origination cost (those fees are usually buried in a lender's origination fee anyway) and find the right lender for your situation.

Do you need a bigger truck and a trailer, extra insurance storage..can you rent your machine out when your not using it?

It's very difficult to do that anymore today.Some people will call BS but I've found 9 times out of 10 those folks are doing their numbers wrong.

Otherwise we don't get MTR folks as we are way out of town. 

Time’s up folks.

With your construction background and the extra time your day job gives you, you're in a great position to dive into real estate investing.

However many times they won't tell you that, they'll just deny coverage and act like they fought so hard to get it approved but the coverage is just not there (when it certainly is).A good public adjuster will more than pay for their fee with the extra $$ they'll get you.

Is the lawyer just being extra, extra careful...or are there typical scenarios where having it registered in NV will help for a property located in CA?