I prefer driving for dollars and use my mailers from a 3rd party company after building my list.

If the loan is not being serviced by a third party then odds of getting this are going to be slim as most mom and pops don’t know how to do this but yes they should.  

While this may take a little more time/effort on your part, I believe it produces much better results.

I am wondering if my first steps (past the education part) is to build a network of people who know, like, and trust me through posting content like newsletters, articles, podcasts, doing webinars, going to events (aka build my brand), or, should I first find a deal and then raise capital?

Seems to be an issue with 3rd party processors  

Sorry, I'm late to the party.  

@Jon Fletcher There are basically two potential options. 1) Amend the tax return in the year of purchase and prove you used capital gains to purchase the property and 2) Sell the property to an OZF, follow the 20% related party rule and then the structure of the sale of the property to be able to reinvest the gains.

Downtown is a good landing spot for wedding parties, corporate groups, families during the holidays, events, etc.

Best DJs & parties in Europe during summer. 

I am currently managing the duplex myself but think will need a 3rd party managed for the the 7 units.