I hired a local handyman by father knew to 'save on repair costs' as opposed to going with one of my usual GC's.

Look at local and out-of-state markets.

Obviously this is all “Google lawyering’ and your local lawyer may say you’r screwed.

I spoke to a local lawyer who mentioned keeping all documents together instead of seperated, as being sufficient enough to cover all legal issues.

I browsed for trustee sale in North Carolina but nothing coming up, except the the listings on Xome.com for online bidding I am not in the business of buying foreclosures so I am not sure which trustees post it on their site or if its best to search the areas newspaper for public notices.

What does your local laws say about how soon you can evict someone? 

I have a plan working with a friend who owns an insurance company to guide me on a solid policy that protects me with errors and omissions, legit insurance business owner whom I've had car insurance with at one time and introduced me to the CPA I've been using for a little under a decade. 

Build your toolbox to success in this business. 

It is important to continue to do research, connect with experts on BP, and what I have found the most helpful is to go to local real estate meetups.

@Will Ervin Try local real estate investor meetups.Key data points that any lender (HML, private individual lender, or other) will want to understand about the project are:- Property type (e.g.