I'd say it takes about 3-5 years to really build up good credit where the company is taken seriously by lenders. 

Also, stay tuned to the BiggerPockets Podcast and try to attend your local REI meetups to build up a strong network.

@Ken Barrett I am only dealing with 2 machines total. 1 dryer and 1 washer in an 8 unit building.

@Munjal Adhvaryuare you able to travel in person to your target market to build a team and look at properties?

(The second was a restaurant and its building that the partner just disappeared and abandoned the whole shebang and left us who were supposed to be silent money partners to run the business.

I am a Realtor in the North Atlanta market and have a client looking to build a custom home.

Mapping and GIS are great too, but we'll stick to the nuts and bolts here.My question is, with regard to providing high quality, investment-savvy title research, do you also make a habit of jumping down to City Hall or another series of municipal buildings to check for zoning, permitting, and utility issues in addition to your courthouse work?

You usually have to do significant renovations to the property and build up to that kind of return over time.

I'm not necessarily looking to invest in this area (probably upstate), but looking to meet people in the area I can learn from/build a like-minded community to keep me motivated.

2) Lenders - where did you find success in your early days building a network and pipeline of actionable investment opportunities?