Have some initial conversations to see who’s responsive, knowledgeable, and investor-friendly.Once you find a good fit, you can focus on building a strong relationship with that one realtor.

May I ask you to send me a message on LinkedIn so that we can have a conversation.  

Hiring a good property manager may cost more upfront, but it’s often the better long-term choice, especially if you want to avoid burnout or costly mistakes.Happy to dive deeper into any of these points if it helps!

If you approach the conversation by first finding out their goals, then you can back into a strategy that will work for the both of you.

Has anyone here been successful in permitting a conversion?

The best person to ask about that and have a conversation is the CEO of Rent to Retirement @Zach Lemaster, I'll send him a note and have him reach out to you. 

For new builds and some rehabs they are vented but in some conversions or apartment remodels I will opt for the ventless units.

If you are analyzing 100 deals, use that to take those numbers down to 25-30 days that could really be deals then go deeper with GCs to get you full details on what you would be paying on rehab and good comps.

Quote from @Mohsin Ali: Hi all, I'm joining this conversation late. 

Ok, now, conversely with real estate, that is simply not possible. '08' was the biggest hit to real estate in our life times, of EVERYONE alive at the time of it, right.