In this case, you are picking the appraiser(s).

Doing a bit of research, there are many great options and it's quite overwhelming to pick a state, a town and fix on neighborhood/zip code - I think I am having a bit of analyzing paralysis!

., buy him lunch and pick his brain.

So you need to pick.

Just picking only multis doesn't always guarantee success, and for me  I'd MUCH rather prefer a balanced portfolio - Multis for high cashflow, singles for equity and liquidity. 

@Erik WeinsteinA nice flip, I really dont know the market here. or what areas to look for, I was hopping that I could meet up with someone here so I could pick there brain a little  

Your pick in Calera is further afield than we usually go. 

Some questions I picked up along the way that I didn't have at first:What is the E&O premium and what is the deductible? 

Call them up and offer to take them to lunch or coffee and pick their brains.Good Luck,Allen Fletcher

Even more incredible (and extremely sad), those with $40,000 saved are willing to spend it all (usually eagerly) on a mentorship program in which they have done no research and demanded no proof that the program has been successful, other than read some hand picked testimonials from the guru's students.