Also, get with a great realtor and PM in the area to survey the market and see what areas you can launch your strategy in.  

Would you recommend hiring a private forester to survey the trees?

I've just reached out to a company that does surveys. 

From what I've seen, owners haven't been happy - especially when they're in the process of filing a class action lawsuit.Have you seen the results from this survey?

Survey fed.

Not an easy license to get.Boats will need to be USCG compliant and you'll have inspections, they aren't just checking for life jackets, it's a survey (like an appraisal or home inspection, but worse, like checking air cleaner connections, oil or water leaks, service records, etc.

I posted a survey on a forum for owners of vacation rental properties and someone replied to my post with this: "I doubt you have looked into the legality of your proposed endeavor.

My short term goals are to make bids in the areas that I have conducted rent surveys in near downtown Denver, with the objective of procuring 3 properties by the end of the year (my second property purchase is planned to be a Duplex and I plan to live in half of it).

that worked out terrifically </sarcasm>Had ALTA survey done, no big problems.Engineering report done....

@Scott K the big problem is paying for a survey.