See now why understanding of SEO is the key to success, without following the "usual" rules?

If you're cutting a couple of dozen boards, and you have a table saw, why would you kill yourself using a hand saw?

Use this person as a diving board, not a crutch!

the key is in the valuations. 

Set up some keyword alerts for your areas of interest and it can help you stay on top of happenings there as well as help you meet some key players in those markets.

(Also, I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad this year and liked it enough to buy the board game.)So, full disclosure I am a real estate agent that services Denver and Colorado Springs.

If you are serious, get a local architect on board.

These are often called portfolio lenders because they keep their deals in-house and only have to get it to pass muster with the bank's board of directors (BOD), or some long-term, trusted loan officers have a limit up to which they can approve loans without consulting the BOD. 

Your PM is so key with maximizing your ROI.I also transitioned to a new agent after my initial one. 

Why not offer her a few hundred in a cash for keys deal?