(I found her by initially offering $40).

I'm just a few hours away from you and it's a great time to get into real estate - so glad you found Bigger Pockets early in your journey!

And I found a place that was bank-owned and seemed decent.

I found a great multifamily property that gets the numbers I was looking for in terms of income/expenses - however, the multifamily property is currently zoned as R-5.

@James I have found that by providing a high quality product and keeping lines of communication open with tenants and neighbors in the neighborhoods where we own rentals has eliminated any negativity around our rental business.

But at the same time, none of this would have happened if they would have planned ahead and found storage for both the vehicles they knew they didn't have room for anyway.

You found where all the cool people hang out. 

I've found that for tile, the big box retailers Lowes and HD have a smaller selection from what's on display but are much cheaper than the specialty stores for a similar quality of flooring. 

There are plenty of ways and I have found the most success on Facebook investor group pages for the local and surrounding cities you are working in.Cheers to your success!

You can get out of any agreement based on problems found during inspection.