Person 1 - real estate agent in market, will source the deals, contract, rehab and rent.

Credit unions can be a good source to explore.

These are the best source of deals that give you the freedom to negotiate.If you look in between Hamilton and Auckland you'll find something.

Ranking of top 8 landlord friendly states and their tax rate of purchase price: 1.TX (1.81%) 2.IN (0.85%) 3.CO (0.6%) 4.AZ (0.72%, 5.FL (0.97%) 6.KY (0.72%) 7.GA (0.83%) 8.MS (0.52%)SOURCES http://capstonecapitalusa.com/the-most-friendly-8-landlord-states/ https://morrisinvest.com/blog/2016/12/21/5-most-landlord-friendly-states https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/175527-the-most-landlord-friendly-states?

(I use the home office deduction for my band, which is my sole proprietorship, another bedroom totally taken over used 100% for band rehearsals)Please don't say "ask your accountant"...I know, and I have and I will talk to her more about this stuff. 

With that being said I would like to tell you to follow as many sources and successful people as you can.!

What is the best source to meet investors?

(source: Deloitte - Blockchain in Commercial Real Estate).David Sacks, former COO @ Paypal, gave an interview to Fortune magazine recently, where he predicted that real estate will be the vanguard for a market where all sorts of assets, from fine art to shares in private funds, will be tokenized on a distributed ledger”.

I would like to continue to scale to the point where we have matched my income by 2024 and allow us the option to walk away at that time and focus solely on our real estate portfolio.

Many areas of the city vary block to block and you may end up missing out on great investment opportunities if you avoid areas solely based on the heat map data.