I recommend that you focus on identifying areas with strong job growth, increasing population and a solid rental market.

That may help identify your angle on being able to connect with the proper people.

The study identifies with forensic engineering detail the immediate Bonus Depreciation 5, 7 and 15-year personal property class lives qualifying portions of a building that are normally buried in 27.5 year residential or 39 year commercial categories.

Create a simple spreadsheet or written list to compare the features of each and identify the ones that align with your requirements.

Deal Generation: What strategies have you found most effective for generating deals and identifying promising investment opportunities?

I had business cards printed identifying myself as a commercial broker specializing in automotive properties2.

This is a company that will perform scheduled inspections of your rental property to identify deferred maintenance needs, dubious tenant activities (say, illegal pets, bad housekeeping, failure to change HVAC filters etc). 

with my last name I am very easy to identify.  

Hello Ilya,Where are you looking at purchasing your 1st property.When converting a property from a single family to a multi family, you will need to check on the zoning requirements, depending on your location, not every location has zoning.As far as lending goes, it is far easier to finance a single family up to a quadplex, than financing 5 plus units, the DSCR Market for 5+ units is extremely low right now, and there are few if any lenders in that space.For financing 1-4 units, there are Millions of dollars chasing those loans, so you can easily obtain long term financing, at rates between 5-7%.Please reach out if you have a property identified, and I can help you with financing options.

Conversely, if you're interested in short-term rentals, I recommend using tools like AirDNA to identify markets with high potential, based on the market score of the surrounding region.Additionally, understanding your financing options is crucial.