Multi-family is not out of the question, but will need to learn more.I am a CPA and work in corporate finance for a large public company and understand and am attracted to the basic economics of REI.Re-locating to Houston in Aug and will be starting business thereFrom reading biggerpockets posts, clear that I need to build a strong network and attend as many networking events as possible to build deal flow/pipeline, find a mentor, meet brokers, develop relationships with contractors etcInitial areas of focusResearch and outline investment strategyIdentify investment criteriaIdentify and attend networking eventsMake contact with agents and generate opportunitiesIdentify potential mentorsCreate business cardsI'd welcome any general reaction or feedback from this community on the above plan, and, in particular, any thoughts on where I should initially invest my time and resources. 

I was wondering if taxes get treated in the analysis the same way you would treat a priority lien, and if they are treated similar in terms of exit strategies and incorporating delinquent taxes to the equity of the property in the event you have to exit through the property. 

You can get the basics on eHow.I attended a webinar for one organization which claimed to be able to get $30 -$100K in corporate credit within 30-180 days.

That means having completely different books, bank accounts, LLC incorporation's and doing everything to keep it from being able to affect your personal life if everything should go south.

Say you incorporate (in some form) to protect your personal assets from anything that might occur in your rentals. 

On a personal level I previously used InfusionSoft and am now using Kartra but it needs some customization to incorporate note tracking. 

What they did is they paid someone to customize their CRM to incorporate their cold calls and it would automatically create a record.

The best way I've found to implement this is lease as close to FMV initially which is typically not an issue since I have a nice, newly updated place with lots of creature comforts unusual for my area (A/C, Fiber internet, private fenced yard with lawncare, pets allowed with no fees or pet rent, completely remodeled interior (1950s original construction).

The way we do it is we take their proposal (primarily scope portion only) andd incorporate itinto our contract.

I considered putting the home under my newly incorporated non profit ot put under a LLC.