Ill shoot you a DM I know a great broker there that can help in home selection and contract negotiation, but cannot improve the ROI if it simply isn't there

The thing people aren't talking about is that it is up to the buyers sole discretion on what house they want to purchase, who they want to help them accomplish that purchase and if they are willing or able to compensate a buyers agent in the unlikely event the seller is not offering cooperative compensation to the buyers agent.

Hi, hoping someone can help answer this challenge...

Attend a couple meetups/REIA meetings and talk to others about what you want to do and where you feel your holes are, and have them help you for free, to at least refine that list so you can talk to Jake and ask how he will help with your specific gaps in knowledge.

@William Johnny Welcome to the community, BP is a great resource to help you start investing.

Finding a good mentor can help, education helps, sources like BP can help ultimately action is required.  

Side question: How can you help ensure a good, timely, mistake free lending process? 

I hope this helps and good luck on your journey!

These are the important pointers to keep in mind when shopping for tax planning:Tax planning is NOT part of tax preparation.

Hope that helps!