Try reading as many books as you can and keep seeking guidance and success will follow.

If I am following this you have a current mortgage that you wish to pay of with a hard money loan before securing a new mortgage to pay off the hard money loan.

I work with those who LISTEN and follow direction.

For agents that only do 1-2 transactions per year, it will take a long time to complete.In order to get the designation, an applicant must meet the following portfolio experience:-Three (3) or more qualifying activities totaling $30 million or more; or-Exactly ten (10) qualifying activities totaling $10 million or more; or-Twenty (20) qualifying activities with no dollar volume requirement.In general, designations don't increase business, they increase the level of competency.

Following as I am in a similar situation! 

You'll need a qualified intermediary and need to follow all the rules for identifying property.

I always suggest clients follow the inspector around so you can ask questions as things come up

I find that this can be a little subjective depending on what criteria you follow such as the 2% rule for example (so far, no multi family properties pass that rule but then again, markets are high right now).

My local website shows the following Studio- $651One BR- $793Two BR-$1020Three BR- $1484Four BR- $1797A quick look online for rents showsOne BR- $600 to $895Two BR- $850 to $2700Three BR- $1100 to $1625Four BR- $1350 to $2100I understand some are in a little bit better neighborhood's, some are apartments and some are house's.

They make a path to follow but it still is up to you how you follow through, the path is too narrow.