Your Lender My suggestion to find #2 & #4 would be to go to the top of this page and click on FIND AN AGENT & FIND A LENDER.

I'm wondering anyone had same experience before, and know how to get around this limitation and do real estate investment.

Hey Anne, I'd suggest you do some research on the MTR rental rates and vacancy rates in your target area and understand the costs involved in renovations, financing and property management.

If you haven't yet I would suggest looking at Furnished Finder and Zillow in the areas that you are considering in Northern VA to get a general sense of the competition. 

My best suggestion for finding a mentor is to start networking locally.

I was wondering if anyone could recommend a third party cold calling company/service.

The Water Department still asks for the affidavit because they don't consider 'equitable title' ownership unless it's 'legal title'.....so I'm wondering if I can specify timely payments of the water bill in the LC as part of the performance of the contract (or would you recommend I put the water bill in my name on a Land Contract situation too?)

Therefore, I'm focusing on Texas for now.Here are some specific points I would appreciate advice on:Cash Flow and Growth Potential, Market Stability, Property Management, Local Insights.Additionally, if there are any realtors here who specialize in investment properties in these areas and can help me grow my portfolio, please reach out.Thank you in advance for your advice and suggestions.

Landlording can be overwhelming at times and taking a weekend off would do wonders for you.

Quote from @Dan Hinz: My business partner and I are looking at buying a property in Akron, OH, but we aren't intimately familiar with the city yet (we both live in Florida).Other than virtually driving around on Google Maps Street View, does anyone have any suggestions on how to analyze specific areas and neighborhoods?