She is a real estate agent but rents so no property to place a lien on.Sorry to hear this but its good that you share this as people only see $ signs when the think seller financing.

Later on, I started voting on people that took the time to answer my post or question if I liked their answer.

I will not be at the NY Real Estate Investors Expo but I'm sure that's a great one for meeting more people in your region!

Foreclosures aren't a super big source of leads though and most end up on the MLS anyways so they many people will see them.

Transcribing transactions from bank statements, posting transactions to the correct accounts, and then manually creating an income statement, statement of owner's equity and a balance sheet is a fairly time consuming process and I have not been able to keep up with the book keeping between my regular work responsibilities.What accounting software do people recommend? 

In-person networking and meetups are great for meeting people and connecting with others in the industry.

If there's a deal with way too many people involved on both sides, they're gonna screw it up for everybody. 

Luckily for OP, I can't imagine too many people wanting to add 2 ADU's. 

This is the same sort of criteria a lender uses to qualify people for mortgages.

I try my best to help as many people as possible.