I found the best place to start is at the local meetup groups...make friends with the hosts and who their best connections are. 

I'd suggest trying a free training first that gives you the basics that will get you started and see if it's the right business for you. 

Because, you are partially correct, investors look for distressed or under market value properties and often make multiple "lower" priced offers.

It's starting over again.

The problem is you never know how long the time on market is for that rent or if they're actually going to get that rent it could just be the asking price and then they lower it or something over time.Good Luck!

It could be that the property had the lower level finished since the last appraisal was done, but the only way to get this confirmed is to have a licensed appraiser go out and assess the property in person.

It might be worth asking them to start the eviction process as soon as possible next time you have a late paying resident.

I have more questions, but this is where I will start.

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If this is a route you plan to go, I might also get a lawyer on board from the start and allow them to either negotiate with the insurance company or file the lawsuit against the agent and brokerage.