However I understand the work involved, but it certainly is a potential. 

Read a bunch of BiggerPockets book as part of a course I took by Derek Moneyberg called Real Estate Riches.I live in Tokyo and want to invest in the Japanese market despite the many difficulties involved in the market here (depreciation, shrinking population, etc, deflation, etc.)I think the best way for me to get started is to buy a property in Central Tokyo and house hack, I have probably between 50k-100k liquid that I can use, but I'd like to get financing for a bigger property if possible. 

I had several attorneys do free consults but they don't get involved until you've received an official offer. 

It's difficult but not impossible to be involved into a multifamily syndication!

I would say that many folks try to connect with other investors by means of platforms such as Bigger Pockets yes, also getting involved with a few REIA (right now is a great time for online meetings and the ability to be a part of REIAs all over) and connect with some agents just to chat in the markets that you're looking into- I can help you there if you'd like for Indy and other areas.There are going to be various podcasts, articles, blogs, etc on markets and what's trending, but I would personally suggest using numbers as my point of guidance and not follow trends as much as historical/long term results.  

My first question and concern is how involved the city can actually be?

It will only benefit the GP (who uses the partnership money to order the cost segregation study) and all the middlemen involved, while it will significantly increase the losses for the LP requiring them to file the state return or risk not being able to capture the losses in future.

In many of the title claims involving forged deeds I handled, all communications between the parties were handled via email. 

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

Since it is a type of transaction that typically does not involve any type of representation and will usually use/require contract forms other than the ones provided by the Association.I may be overthinking this, but I'd love to hear your thoughts/experiences!