All of my SF deals have  been with boomer+ landlords that have been self-managing for decades.I look for tired plexes like 70's builds that  need paint and window coverings with smokers and pit bulls as tenants and crude for rent signs.  

(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.

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?

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.

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

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

Long story short is that my tenant apparently had some friends that stole from a local corner store and were hiding out in my building.

The past couple years, this tenant has taken liberties with some things around the property that have created a safety hazard for others in the building and a liability for us as the owners.

Not quite a new member as I've been lurking these forums for years, finally deciding to get serious and figured doing the "New Member Introduction" post would be a good step.Briefly about me:  I'm currently working as a merchant mariner (3rd Mate) and I travel for work about half the year, looking to get into real estate investing to supplement my income and begin building a portfolio during the half of the year when I am home.  

Baselane is a banking and bookkeeping platform build specifically for real estate investors by real estate investors so I find that it provides everything I need and nothing I don't.