These groups can be a valuable tool for you to learn the business and are typically a great place to meet investors, wholesalers, realtors and others in the business.

Going forward you will need leases and an array of forms; you can get those here, or by joining a local land lord association which I find essential.

One of my favorite tools is Redfin.com.  

Any advise is appreciated.BTW...I checked BPs RE agent finder tool, however there were no hits for the areas I'm interested in. 

I also have marketing out reach tools created to bring to the table to share.

Challenges was the neighborhood was not the best but up-and-coming we did have a few things stolen from probably like generator And few tools but I didn’t let anything stop us from reaching our checkpoint Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I essentially do have the time to make it happen.

It takes a lot longer to get one of these approved because you need to have contractors come out and give bids for the work and submit that paperwork to the underwriter, but you can essentially roll your rehab costs into a loan.

BP can be a great tool, as can local REIA facebook pages. 

This is a great forum with very knowledgeable members that will help to guide you in the right direction.The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.