As they say, your network will be your net-worth.7.

Make your own or have one created professionally.

NETWORK!!!

Hire a professional, certified arborist to examine the tree and the tenant-offending limbs and get a written evaluation. 

The reality is that a property properly renovated to a high level and eliminating deferred maintenance that is also managed at a very professional level, can and will outperform a marginally renovated property with marginally good management.

First off, talk to your network—family, friends, or potential private lenders who might be on board with your vision.

This said, I wanted to inquire/double check with some fellow professional title agents that I've got all the "rocks" I'll need to flip over neatly accounted for when dealing with *city properties.

Ideally, I'd like to rent to enlisted military professionals near Fort Liberty, NC.

You also need a tax professional on the project to make certain you obtain every possible, available benefit from the certification.

2) Lenders - where did you find success in your early days building a network and pipeline of actionable investment opportunities?