@Paul DeSilva:@John Leavelle and @Anthony Gayden (above) are both correct.Unless you have more than 10 residential mortgages, or the properties are above the jumbo mortgage limits or you're trying to finance the the properties with the LLC intact, then they should qualify for conventional residential FNMA loans.For the LLC situation: my strategy is to close the loan under my personal name (no LLC), then after a few months of "seasoning" to establish on-time payment, notify the lender that I plan to drop the property into an LLC strictly for asset protection purposes.Many seasoned pros will tell you that you don't even have to notify the lender that you plan to do so, but will warn that doing so runs the ever-so-slight risk that they may actually call the entire loan due immediately.

Outside of meeting with an "investor friendly" agent while in each city, what other in-person tasks should I try to accomplish to gain a better understanding of the potential upside to the rental markets.I have renovated and rented a multifamily property before so I'm not completely new to the game, but analyzing out of state farm areas is a relatively new path that I have yet to explore. 

To simplify things, I like think of repositioning MF properties as just flipping “bigger homes”, but I know it’s a different animal completely, especially the part of managing the income/expense game with inherited tenants.

The best way is to get stabilized and get your feet back under you before jumping back into the game.  

@Angelo Wong unless you're a real estate professional: You can only deduct travel costs to an area once if you have already established a business, e.g., purchased a property, in that area.  

Not saying it's not possible but just be aware of the rules of the game before you get started. 

Representation is a hard game to play. 

Finding and empowering people to do their particular jobs well is an absolute must in the real estate game.

Hence making me new to the Landlord Game! 

Hey guys,Looking to establish relationships with RE professionals in the Charlotte, NC area.