Treat the customer with respect, provide safe and desirable products,   purchased at the right price and condition, provide quality management  and anyone can be successful no matter what the product or market.  

There are a lot of online sources out there versus going to the local courthouse.   

In the old days, I would advertise in the Fresno Bee, and in the local freebee advertising rag.Nowadays, everything seems to be going online. 

Courses online are relatively cheap and there's some brokerages like kw that have offered free online courses with no obligation to join afterwards.

From time to time we also hold an online meeting for talking about a specific topic.    

If the owner is an LLC, you can try to check online Corporate records to see who the agent for the LCL is and their address.

They create some online content and a FB group with all the victims and some of their admin people and sell these courses (docs)  for a huge fee. 

I'm definitely the "play it safe" type, which is why the buy-and-hold strategy appeals to me, and because this is all new to me I want to "start off slow", but I am open to hearing thoughts on other options I could consider as well.Put simply, if you were in my shoes, what would you do with that capital and now with one property under your name (if buy-and-hold is the most appealing strategy to you)?

@Kevin TurciosJoin local real estate clubs, attend meetups and events, explore online networks, connect with local realtors, analyze the market, and consider finding a mentor.

They can purchase the parts online and install them themselves, or they can hire a professional and pay the bill.