Will plant about 200 fruit trees while we are down there. 

Do you also provide a Welcome Basket with a list of Emergency Numbers and Other Local Information?

I started researching PMs in Birmingham, AL based on great questions I found on this forum.I started with the low hanging fruit - Google Reviews. 

Remember, there's no universally right or wrong answer here, just the one that fits your situation best.Keep up the hard work, your clear thinking and determination will undoubtedly bear fruit!

When I get started ideally, I'd like to enjoy the fruits of my labor (sometimes) but I am also prepared to have patience. 

Might even make it more personal with a gift basket from a local business, or a gift card to a local restaurant.

Since what seems to happen is someone knocks out the low hanging fruit for $100k, then asks another $300k higher than they would have. 

Though you may have to work a little bit to find that perfect lender to build a fruitful relationship with, allow us to be a resource that will guide you along the way.

The lower hanging fruit, the people that are ready to go now tend to be fsbo's and expired but they tend to be a little tougher and often times annoyed with agents as they are getting a lot of calls text ect.

You are going to give up nearly all control practically speaking, so you should consider buying a REIT or basket of them instead.