@William Johnny Welcome to the community, BP is a great resource to help you start investing.

Finding a good mentor can help, education helps, sources like BP can help ultimately action is required.  

Side question: How can you help ensure a good, timely, mistake free lending process? 

I hope this helps and good luck on your journey!

I’m glad to connect and am here to help in any way I can.

sent that question to 1031specialists.com- they will get your question answered and more help if needed

The city offers various multi-family housing options suitable for house hacking, including duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and townhouses.Regarding the mortgage securing, I could be of help with that, I work for a private lender that lends in 48 states, including North Caroline.Find a realtor familiar with investment properties and house hacking strategies in Charlotte.

BP has various tools to help you analyze your deals (rentals, flips, wholesale, etc). : https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators7.

I called my agent that help me purchase property, she said look at the Estoppel.

It's really helpful - mine is probably tilted to RE heavy (my friends are horrified lol) and I think I want my overall portfolio to look closer to those percentages.