The tenant moved out May 1st and continued paying the owed rent through the end of their lease, August 14th.

If my lease has a provision written in it waiving the 30 day period, does this actually matter what steps or rights do I have to not continue to rent to this person if I would prefer to find a new tenant once the 12 month lease is up. 

I have saved $15,000 so far, and I plan to continue saving.

My company is looking to test the VA waters and see what we can delegate to continually automate our processes.

It's relatively close to everything and is pretty much smack dab in the middle of the areas you've visited.Each area you mentioned has different features as I'm sure you noticed when visiting. 

Normally I suggest listening to the podcasts or reading the blog posts but it sounds like you've already go that covered :)As far as networking, Bigger Pockets has a great member search feature you could use to search for members in Rhode Island, then you could reach out to some directly.You could also attend a networking group in or near Rhode Island such as RIREIG or Black Diamond REI.

My guess is he will continue far into the future.

So if I start with a duplex or a quad as my first property my goal would be to have a net cash flow of $500I intend to use the "BRRRR" (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) method but have never used this strategy before so I still have a lot to learnIf I only close on two deals starting in 2019 then I will need to find another 20 deals in the remaining four years (2020-2024) that also meet this criteriaBeyond 2024 I plan to continue to scale even more over the next 3-5 years with an end goal of financial independence by ~2030 (meaning that I will not work a "day job" but will passively manage my real estate portfolio)Biggest hurdle: I'm going to be living outside of the US for the next 3 years and will (likely) not be able to physically see any properties that I plan to purchase.

If you let him believe he's the alpha male or big shot, he'll continue to strut his stuff.

This is an exciting time in the states where these cannabis laws are passing, and we intend to continue to navigate through the surrounding regulatory red-tape to find quality properties with high potential future values.