How to initially prepare to work with a lender - before you even have a deal on the table, when you pick up the phone, what should you be prepared to say. 

You have quite a few to pick from and it's easy to get a quote.

I pick the best one and send them to apply for the house.

How hard is managing drop offs/ pick ups while having a 9-5 job?

Just a few thoughts: - Get a thorough inspection- Get 3-5 estimates from GCs- Pick the right ‘genre’ of GC (fourplex and smaller usually falls under midsize or smaller GCs) - Always check license numbers and if you’re repairs or more than $25k, request references/info for 3 past similar projects with pictures or check social media and reviews - Get a service agreement in place before finalizing your deal and make sure the estimates cover everything in your inspection report and nothing is overlooked so there’s not as much unexpected cost that pops up.

Not sure where you are from or what you intend to focus on but pick a neighborhood and instead of sending coupons for businesses, go out and shoot a video with local business owner to highlight them to your sphere.

Hi everyone,I’m a novice investor and after doing some research I picked out Tampa as the place I wanted to invest.

@Joe Moore the lender will pick the appraiser from a list of their approved appraisers.

Presentation/staging is why people pick what they do...or at least for me! 

If you control both sides, you can pick the tenants that go in and the tenants that come out.