You will see very lengthy and almost encrypted listings but once you know what you are looking for the rest is easy. 

If you want to connect with the rest of the community come on out to the meetups.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12-starting-o...To reiterate what I wrote there:- "As long as you've accumulated sufficient equity, and your DTI ratio is fine with your Lender, using HELOCs as deposits (and starting new mortgages for the rest) is probably the best/easiest way to keep buying real estate - using NONE of your own money!

Different shops offer vastly different prices, quality and service.

It shows people you are serious about the investing, that you have a basic understanding of RE and some fundamentals that go along with it, and that you are legally able to be paid for your services. 

Also,  most of these older buildings have nowhere near the service capacity for electric appliances like ranges or dryers.

I make sure I know when they are supposed to have appraisal and title done and then stay on top of contract date which usually has the rest of deposit and loan commitment date.

I also can't be involved with any REO/Shortsale properties where my bank has or services the loan.Are you communing from Avon to the city?

Corralling it all under one property management LLC streamlined everything.If at some point I decide I want to pick up an outside management client again I simply add the appropriate liability insurance to my property management LLC and the rest of the infrastructure is already in place.

In terms of paying someone to find a tenant, it seems I have two options:1) A real estate agent (the one who helped me buy the place)2) A tenant locator service (apartmentsnow)What's the best way to go about this?