These areas could all be excellent long-term plays.

Decide what is important to you and choose the custodian that offers it.

You will find that lenders will reach out to you and try to ally alongside you (I know I have received a few emails and phone calls from different lenders trying to offer their services) but few are willing to 'teach' you.

I've never asked them to be my mentor and they have never offered.

I would like to offer a place to sleep in the living room but I'm not excited about the options I see for sofa beds or sleeping sofas.

Some may offer a flat fee instead. 

Excellent overview of the power of professional and creative photography... and how the bar will continue to be raised. 

Consider offering equity partnerships, debt financing with profit sharing, or preferred equity, where investors get a fixed return before you share profits.

There are more cashflow favorable cities than Atlanta but it offers a great mix of reasonable cashflow, growth, and strong appreciation. 

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!