Find a local agent who's familiar with your target market and a property manager to handle the day-to-day operation.

I have identified an ideal location, and the agent has informed me that the rent is $45 per square foot NNN, plus an additional $5 per square foot.Upon calculating the total annual cost, it appears that I would be responsible for over $80,000 per year.

If we add a mini split, we will also need to upgrade our electric panel, as it is currently full.

I’ve been a licensed agent for 8+ years and have managed rentals here and there on a smaller scale but now fully prepared to build a business out of it. 

I've been a bigger pockets fan for years, I've even been a featured agent here in the past.

renovation including a roof replacement Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

DSCR lenders will be able to go up to 80% LTV and require no seasoning as long as there has been documented improvements and the property can debt service at the higher loan amount. 

My plan is to work on on-market deals and focus on building long-term relationships with agents to bring me pocket listings. 

But when I was an agent, learning some basic Python and VBA (Excel) really helped me save time in the process of collecting and analyzing real estate data.I've been working with technology for the last 25 years; sometimes you don't need sexy, you just need a tool that works.It's a sin that, we technologist, fall for often: searching for sexy instead of "this old thing just works" :)

o Full doc (pay stubs, taxes, personal DTI) or light doc (asset-based, DSCR)?