Hi James,I personally don't have enough experience to answer your question, but there is some helpful stuff in a similar discussion here: http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/1779...You will find related discussions to any forum discussion you are reading at the bottom of each forum discussion page, and they can often help you find posts that answer your question.  

You can also download it directly in PDF format from my business page - Premier Cleveland Investing (scroll down to "resources").

Check out File Place: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...The link is located in the footer of every page on the left side.

Here is my favorites:https://www.imovirtual.com/en/#https://www.idealista.pt/en/https://casa.sapo.pt/en_gb/In order to get best LTV, banks give a higher % to their own properties.You can find them at:https://bpiexpressoimobiliario.pt/https://www.caixaimobiliario.pt/https://ind.millenniumbcp.pt/pt/Particulares/viver/Imoveis/Pages/imoveis.aspx#/Search.aspxhttps://www.novobancoimoveis.pt/siteimo/Regarding the research, my way to look for opportunities is to ask every single agent if they can help me to find a property within a certain criteria.

Interesting, I am an active investor, we also have a team and ask OOS clients almost the opposite: we require them to come to Milwaukee and check out some neighborhoods and houses together in order to make sure we are on the same page.

It keeps everyone on the same page.3) The downside of using a PM who has their own maintenance company is that you might end up with larger bills as it is a profit center for them.

A link to FilePlace is at the bottom of every page, making it easy to find.If you have technical issues, email [email protected], and someone will help you.

As with any business plan, the pro forma is only one page.

A link to FilePlace is at the bottom of every page, making it easy to find.If you have technical issues, email [email protected], and someone will help you.

Post on local Facebook pages for contractor referrals, go to local REIAs, and ask your potential agents and PMs (even if not using a PM at first...you may at some point).There is only so much that service providers can do and many of them are far from "experts"; so, be prepared to be your own expert at being willing to figure stuff out as you move forward.