Remember this is your property not the governments.In your example if you believe the older individual is a better choice based on their personality and how that may impact your property you are in fact not selecting them based on age at all.

Any brokerage can have multiple teams and individual agents.

Looking to connect with other individuals to learn and teach. 

The last few years I've been seeing great results with simply index investing (which I'm still continuing in multiple IRA accounts) so I guess part of the motivation for real estate was to diversify a little bit  (in addition to the REIT holding I have). 

Your VA loan will allow you to finance the entire purchase of the property with no money down, and will get you a lower rate than if you went with another loan product.

Addressing the problems is like trying to put out small individual fires in a forest that is burning.

I'm not a foreigner national, but know of a product that is mainly for residential properties. maybe 2-4. interest rates are higher and the down payment is higher too.

The only concession I got from him was (1) He and all crew members will sign a hold harmless release of waiver of liability form in case any of them got injured, and (2) cash means I will write him a check in his personal name.So I do have cancelled checks to individual names, even on the check I wrote a reference "debris clean up @ address". 

With the right mentoring program, right mindset, and commitment it will shortcut your learning and potentially connect you with other like minded individuals locally and nationally. 

I am new to Real estate investing but am EXTREMELY motivated to learn.