Has anyone successfully navigated this process?

When finding a trust worthy lender looking for my best interest to help me throughout this process, what are some important questions to ask a lender before partnering with them? 

An additional benefit of a detailed engineering-based Cost Segregation Study is that it can increase potential insurance premium savings as well as provide support for the property tax appeals process.

I am hoping for some advice on things I may be missing from my thought process. 

Then, move out, make the first place a rental, buy another and repeat.If you're really excited to grow, it's the same process but with house-hacking in Denver.

If they want to look at houses, they go to ZILLOW (I read that OVER 90% of buyers go to Zillow during the buying process.

Every lead investor can call upon any (or all) of several mentors as often as is necessary throughout the process of locating a property, making an offer on it, inspecting it, evaluating its financials and prospects, and rehabbing it, if necessary. 

This process has very strict rules and required a professional middleman called an intermediary.

The reason I ask is because I live out of state and I am curious as to how different that process is compared to investing close to where you live?

After you select a property, the realtor manages the offer and closing process.