In the event the seller does not agree to owner finance, how do lenders view the properties when purchasing a package deal?

We will always have tenants for our single family homes, short of a black swan type event (and at that point I don't think I care).

@Price Dowling Atlanta REIA hosts a plethora of events every week where you can connect with investors, agents, contractors, etc. 

We honestly didn't know if it would do well as a short term rental until we tried it a few months before we first moved in and it did great so we decided to go this route with it as opposed to a traditional rental.

As opposed to a higher purchase price and loan amount(if it exists) in a 1031 Exchange?

Mark Kenney and his team have bought a lot of property, so you may consider that event as well. 

There are tons of these here in Atlanta and you can find them at meetup.com or biggerpockets.com/events.

@Devin Fakner narrowing it down to which communities is key and I personally prefer areas that have regulations in place and you know what they are as opposed to areas that do not have them in place and may place regulations you will have to live with after purchase.

So let's break it down.If you're new and just starting out, here's some things you DO NOT need to worry about:You don't need an LLC right now, you don't necessarily need a website, you don't need a "team", you don't need to spend weeks/hours meeting with contractors, you don't need to meet with a CPA, you don't need to meet with lenders, depending on what you're wanting to do (wholesale, flip, buy/hold), you don't even necessarily have to go to networking events. 

You can find local meetups in your area by going to Network>Events up in the menu bar.