The intent is the sponsor needs to know enough about investor to feel comfortable the investor has the financial knowledge and acumen to properly evaluate the potential risks and benefits of any investment and the financial stability to invest capital for a 5 to 7 year period.Topics of discussion with sponsor would be:Income, credit, job stability, prior investment experience either with real estate or other asset types, education level, occupation and profession, amount of savings or funds in retirement accounts.Hope this helps.

If you need contacts for any vendors let me know I'm happy to help 

If there's anything I can do to help, don't hesitate to reach out.

Option 1: https://mailboxempire.com/products/mail-boss-triple-security... , which would work for my purposes.Option 2: https://www.uspostcompany.com/verticals1250/standard-3-door-..., which would not work, since we don't have the wall or a flat surface in the location that we would want to install it at.Option 3: https://www.mailcase.com/about/ , which could also work if I purchase the spreader bar.Questions:1.

We moved in with a family member to help them out.

I am not too far away in Charlotte, happy to connect with you and help where I can.

. $170,000ish should be plenty to help you buy your first rental maybe less and then you can get started faster than the timeline of spending 1.5 years paying off your mortgage first.

-Rent by room- I think labeling specific cabinets, fridge shelves, etc. can be helpful to set clear boundaries.

While I strongly prefer not to use this type of product, it can be useful when a property is too "gunky" to qualify for a 30-year fixed-rate loan.

Keep in mind if you’re not a licensed agent this may be a little harder to do so I would find a local agent to help you, they could be a younger hungrier agent even.