He was very clear about networking, forming long term relationships with approved investors and having a track record to get into a position to call one or a few folks and get a project funded quickly.

I am going to move out of my comfort zone because I am determined to grow in this business.In real life I am far from shy and enjoy meeting people and building relationships.

After 3 hours of slow tapping on an iPad in a hotel room, I built my first excel deal analysis.

Great list - one thing you might want to consider adding is comping propertiesA lot of us use excel spreadsheets that VAs can easily use to fill out for each property (listing all pertinent info from how many beds/bath to what was recently sold in the area)Another one would be managing craigslist postings (tracking posts/responses or putting up new posts)

It is in an excellent location (in the heart of DC) and will reduce my daily commute time by approximately 1.5 hrs.

The landlords feel SO guilty about selling, especially since almost everyone is month to month. 9 out of 10 times the rent is too low and the property needs work, but the tenant and landlord have been in a co-dependent/live-and-let-live/standoff relationship for a long time.Make your offer sight unseen, contingent upon inspection and contingent upon confirming the lease and rents.

Excellent work @Mark Ferguson .

How do you guys typically handle tenant relationships?

If you develop a good relationship with your contractor, they'll teach you how to do a lot of things, just try not to get in their way too much.

BUT...... these were WELL established LONG term relationships.