I'll never stop investing in rentals though and providing properties for my investor friends.

I said lent to your cousin, I guess I could have said friend.

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In this case, you would draft an operating agreement that specifies each partner's role—your friend providing the cash and you handling the rehab and management—and that profits and ownership are split evenly.

I grew up in North Florida so I have a lot of family, friends and business contacts in that area.  

It’s also helpful to connect with investor-friendly agents and lenders who understand your goals.Good luck!

Even though I'm a big guy I bring a second person (my wife or friend) with me to talk to my tenants when I'm going to have a hard conversation.  

These software are often excellent platforms for tracking income and expenses for investors; being user-friendly.

After those sources are RE agents, mortgage brokers, friends and family.  

They are willing to trade one high-equity property in a tenant-friendly market like San Francisco for a more landlord-friendly growth market like Austin.