Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

But I would recommend to narrow your scope and decide what you want to do - and specialize, at least for now.

BDW do you have any agent you can recommend?

I recommend you look at it in several variations.

That will typically spook them into catching up or chase them out.I recommend you read some books (see my signature?)

My recommendation is to not only read books, but just continue to educate yourself in anyway possible in network with others who have been doing it for a very long time.

For insurance, I’d recommend working with a local broker to explore the best rates.

Welcome, by the way~ I highly recommend the podcasts.  

I highly recommend attending real estate networking events to meet more people is this space and pick their brain and learn more from their projects and see what is working and what is not.

I usually recommend that clients write one unit vacant into the contract because you can't serve a notice to quit before you own it and most landlords won't do it so it's hard to make your 60-day occupancy the way you are going to do it.