Near to the blue ridge parkway, good weather, great views, interesting things to see downtown at night, and a good variety of people.

To make connections with other investors, real estate experts, and possible partners, go to local real estate investing clubs, meetings, and networking events.Leads/Properties: Explore via a variety of channels, including direct mail marketing, networking events, and internet platforms like Realtor.com, Zillow, and MLS, to locate leads and properties.

You may need to get creative with your financing in order to make the deal work.In conclusion, evaluating a distressed property requires careful consideration of a variety of factors.

BP also offers a variety of excellent tools to enhance your knowledge. 

You've presented a great list of questions here, however, I wouldn't be able to address the bulk of your concerns because: 1) the specifics of your situation/intentions will dictate the proper advice, and 2) these questions are better suited for an attorney.However, it sounds like you have a variety of different income streams, all of which are treated differently for tax purposes than the others. 

Just depends on a variety of factors.

Sometimes called "DSCR" loans and a variety of other names. 

You have a variety of options on how to begin this thrilling adventure.

I sometimes set him up with my loan clients.Since I set up loans every week, and deal with a wide variety of sources for the loans, I see what the lenders do to reduce risk.

And, they have a wide variety of structures and risk/reward ratios for different types of investors (from no leverage to leverage, different sub asset classes, different geographies, etc).