We worked him through the process, brought him a contractor, and gave him all the resources along with giving him tips on layout and all.

Dependable routine maintenance is a part of this property with a full time team on site at the villa. 

Meetup.com is a good resource for those but some of the groups will also post here on Bigger Pockets Marketplace too.

Also, I am so grateful for the Bigger Pockets podcasts and tools/resources because a lot of what I've learned or clarified has been from listening to you all.Thank you for your time, and I look forward to learning from or working with you all!

Our goal is to snowball our efforts and scale quickly over the next few years.I’ve read a few books on real estate investing, and I’ve heard great things about BiggerPockets as a resource and community for learning and networking.

Happy to have found this great resource. 

It is not on your typical zillow/redfin/trulia site as she said it is directly from the seller. 

For example, if I purchase a site entitled to 100 dwelling units under a newly formed holding company and the only thing linking me to it is a shared PO box mailing address on the holding entity, the lender gets alerted.

We're also starting to scour other forums for possible investments outside the traditional MLS sites, and other areas like upstate NY. 

(https://www.mynd.co)One of my co-workers at my last job (pre-covid times) used to work\invest with them, so I had probably registered on their site back then.