I wrote a long piece a while back you might find helpful: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/due-diligence-ultimate-gu...Good luck!

I found great value in the course and I am finding tremendous value in working as a part of their field team.

You're attempting to find a solution but haven't articulated the details of the problem.

Find a way to get rid of shady tenant and keep the good one.

I find agents who are also investors are the best guide for learning and developing a strategy to buy.

I THINK you’ll find it’s advised to do the exchange afterwards (even though 99% of LLC’s are disregarded so it’s a lending issue not a tax issue.) but if @Dave Foster doesn’t chime in reach out to him in a PM.

It seems hard to find any property these days that will meet the 1% cash flow rule in the US, so financing at 6-7% and not cash flowing doesn't appeal to us as a strategy - but is there something we're missing here where we should definitely lever up?

People will still look to find and buy a home just as they always have, that won't change.

We have began to target Listing Agents, in an attempt to find connections, but are wondering if there are specific agencies that specialize in this market that we should be targeting, to lessen the effort?

If you can find wholesaling real estate in there, please give us the article and section numbers for reference.I can't speak to Maryland, but in AZ, transacting/brokering real estate without a license is illegal.