So you'll have to analyze your options based on your goals/objectives from REI.

This is actually biased media with an objective (including Tampa Bay Times).

Especially if the seller wants to boast how amazing of a property this is for you to purchase, this would be the time to brag about the rents, how well maintained the property is, how great the tenants are, and so on...Hopefully the seller has been organized and is able to get this information to you quickly.

Less Annoying CRM $10/mo: A CRM is a software that keeps your contacts and leads organized.

Only you know which locations will fit with the lifestyle part of your objectives so you'd select the places that work for you first.2.

This emphasis on scaling as quickly as possibly means you’re going to become a door chaser and you will look for markets that cater to that objective which normally means weak underlying fundamentals.   

Remember, no system is perfect, so avoid the temptation of constantly chasing after the next shiny object.

Then you have to understand MOTIVATED seller leads generation.Once you do, you will soon realize that it is not possible to target motivated sellers.Anything based on a list is not even random, it is worse than random.Fact 1:I rank #1 on Google for my market and thus I get a ton of organic actually and truly motivated seller leads.I rarely get foreclosures, absentee owners, probates, tax liens, divorces etc.

.), the location, depth, and capacity of utilities to service the site - including public utilities (sanitary, storm and water services), franchised utilities (power, gas, cable), capacity of the local streets to accommodate additional traffic from your development...Be sure to find out if there are any specific local ordinances you need to satisfy (possible tree & wetland surveys, together with any necessary tree & landscape or wetland mitigation plans) and whether there are any concerns from municipal departments (e.g. hydrant locations from the fire department, storm inlet and retention requirements, as well as asphalt / concrete road requirements from the engineer), entrance requirements from the road commission (left turn and passing lanes at the site entrance), etc.Once you get past all this you can finally prepare a preliminary site plan and enter the political arena to get preliminary site plan approval, and to address any concessions the board and neighbors want from you to overcome their objections to your development.

Conversion rate is extremely low when you get started BUT it will give you good practice speaking with sellers who have a ton of objections.