We would love to help guide you through the process. 

The licensing process alone won't filter out the less dedicated individuals; it's the work that truly matters.

POH homes can provide a huge lift in NOI depending on rental demographics and home maintenance costs. 

Find a narrow area, then focus on improving your expertise/knowledge and you will have an informational edge that will pay huge dividends long term because unlike most people you will know what the true value of an asset is and can calmly pull the trigger when others are scared and can calmly not pull the trigger when others blinded by greed.

I would recommend either calling them up or going to the website and checking out the general process for landlords as well as requesting an inspection checklist so you already know what they're going to be looking for. 

We start the rehab process this week.

I think $600k can get you in the game in Macon for 6-10 units, but anything more and you are looking at a huge value add that will not cash flow on day one. 

I am wondering the best loan process of purchasing off market properties not using a conventional bank.

(For one thing, it would be a huge violation of privacy!)

The process of building a new home is relatively intimidating but I have heard that in Oregon it can be cheaper to build than buy.