Pick a location, and start driving around the area.

Pick one.

1) Pick market or pick rehabber.. 2) pick property that rents for at lease 1% and at least 200/ month CF 3) secure team members such as property management 4) rinse wash repeatBest advice ever, do you make t-shirts?

There are some instances that you pick up a good tenant that doesn't care about  the area but for the most part qualifying the tenant is a problem.

Great way to pick up some good info and possibly a deal.You can also search NARPM.org for the RMP (Residential Management Professional) and MPM (Master Property Manager) certified.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

I am hoping to meet with a few investors in each area while I am there to pick their brains about the biz.

I have stalked the site for quite some time and picked up some good pointers.

It sounds like you have "a tax guy", so if he's knowledgeable in real estate, he'll be able to pick out all the different line items and treat them accordingly.

He called me on the first to come pick up the rent.

I've picked up several of these deals & closed them over the last few months.One could not be closed, and they faced the choice of a HML or losing their EMD