Pick another state where my company has an office and see if there’s an opportunity for cash-flowing properties.

Rinse and repeat as many times as life allows, or convert to buying pure investments.Consider employment with a property management company.

Here is how flat fee buyer agency works:1.

I co-own and operate a PM company in NW Arkansas with my father.

Hire a loan servicer - plenty of discussion and recommendation on BP on this topic and some recommendations for servicing companies 

I think having a good strong team and good track record is essential  debt is better but in 2008 I saw some of the largest companies in real estate like JPI in early 2000's owned / developed a lot of land and was build ready and ended up going under because of slow down and lack of construction - if you do not sell and economy goes south, sitting on a shovel ready project can get expensive and go the other way quickly.  

2) Our brand is recognized by "X" agency for your type of home!

It seems that often when companies acquire large books of business in one shot there are growing pains and unfortunately those are felt at the client level.

Look up the loan officer and not the company (do they have any online reviews or social media presence; if possible look up their production numbers to see if they are any good)4.

Under "Start a Business", choose "Limited Liability Company" and follow the directions.