Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Market Research: Study the local market trends, job growth, and property appreciation to ensure long-term profitability.

Based on my market knowledge, 350k for a new constructions with close to 3k in rent seems like a fairly solid deal for the area.

@Kyle Fitch  often missing out on a condo is the best thing that can happen to you depending on your market and the project itself. 

Short Term Rental Properties Investment blog has been updated with a dynamic approach to elimination of debt and usher the audience into the arena of DIY investment strategies.

Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

I have been lending actively in the Indianapolis market since 2018, have done over 350+ deals, and used both my own, and other people's money in a Whole Note Investing scenario.

I’m new to real estate investing, I live out of the country, and looking to dive into the Indianapolis market.

I travel to the market spend a few days with them want to meet their crews and their family etc..

In Madison, and I assume your market, we have always had discount broker options to basically just get your listing on the MLS and not much else as well as sellers just exposing it to the market themselves off the MLS and hoping to maybe pay no buyer agent commission, where the buyers have no agent they are working with or the buyer agrees to pay their agent directly.