I also like the areas of Cumming headed towards North Forsyth County and I consistently prospect that area.

.This is going to be hard on the bigger operators with very large apartment complexes in Oakland--I wouldn't want to buy a Rent Roll in a Class A, B or C area consisting of unknown cut throats and tough to deal with residents.Plus I wouldn't want to have my property managers quit due to not being able to deal with hard to handle types. 

Your team should consist of a contractor to determine your repair costs,  a realtor who works with investors so you can determine AS IS VALUE and ARV, and a good lender so you can go over the numbers to see if the property qualifies. 

(We still like CA, but are fed up w/this aspect).

@McKinley Crowley I wish I could answer all incoming calls during the day but I'm so loaded up with meetings that it isn't going to be consistent.

What aspect of mentoring takes the most time?

@Jim SpinosaIf you plan to consistently do multiple flips, you will be a dealer, your properties will be inventory, and you will not be able to spread the tax via installment sale method.

You want to make sure there is consistent training on the topics that matter!

After walking through & discussing aspects of the build, between ourselves, we came down to exit through the office/garage.

I also have had new investors that don't know too much about any aspect of real estate investing, but have been able to get more deals done because they don't get analysis paralysis.