I was thinking that I would want to build a team in a market before I buy anything, so I wanted to evaluate 2-3 property managers ahead of time, to find the best fit.I have not thought of the tire-kicker perception it might create, so I will have to consider ways to mitigate that.Thanks for the tip!

Local Facebook groups of investors or subreddits can also be huge.2) Attend local meetups and REIA meetings, these can be great to meet potential clients and other contacts to source deals3) Friends and family CAN work but you should try this: set up a class on real estate investing, have yourself and other folks speak about how to get started and Invite every single person you know and if they're not interested, no problem, ask them if they know anyone that can benefit from that4) Longer term, but you can create content on available delas for Inst and TikTok, Real Estate investing is a hot topic and not many folks use those video platforms to show people real deals and how to get started.Best of luck.

Obviously you want to push rents as high as possible, but you've got to know how to stop before creating an artificial turnover.

Opportunity to create massive amounts of equity.

They all seem to live or die by the 1%, 4%, 50% or whatever rule.

The property fits the 1% rule and has some good potential for value add.  

@Amelia Gull, you're situation intersects with a couple different 1031 rules

It will exceed the 1% rule but not mean the 70% rule.

Courts have ruled inconsistently on these issues. 

Let me know how we can move forward that creates a win-win.Atty:   Nope.