Looking at residential properties to either buy and flip or use them as long-term rentals.

Get an real estate attorney to draw up the contract , and refer you to a title company 

Me and a friend who grew up together are planning in the next year or so to begin our fix and flip journey.

For my team we are flipping things to following more of the attorney format.

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Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

We are finally getting started on our real estate journey and have narrowed our search down to the Atlanta, GA region. 

@Benjamin ColemanRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

I’ve never used NPV for any of my real estate investment analysis, though I use it pretty regularly in my day job.

Before proceeding you should become familiar with commercial real estate.A Quad is valued the same way as single family, using the comparative market analysis approach.