Schedule and visit homes (lockbox access)Once I have narrowed down the home, from writing offer onwards would like to engage my agent.  

Forms involved are 6252, 4757, Sch B and Sch D.

Seems like a great way to narrow down the list then, the best GPs, managers, CEOs, will openly discuss their losses and mistakes and what went wrong and what they learned from it so less likely to happen again.

The sheer amount of topics and knowledge can be overwhelming so If anyone can narrow my search I would be extremely grateful.Some topics I know I need more info are:- VA Loan approval process- Living in Quad plex for 1 year then buying another investment property to move into.

Have to narrow it down a bit.

The easiest way to narrow down the best path for you is to decide how passive vs active you want to be. 

You're seeing this through a very narrow lens.

I've narrowed in on some areas I personally enjoy and at first glance seem like they would be good STR markets in the PNW where I live.

In many cases you get what you pay for...but not with agents, as pricing tends to group in a narrow range. 

I'm not one to plug my business and there is enough good, bad and ugly online for all to see.You will find many "real world" reviews on both Ohio Cashflow and Oz Realty via a Google search.Not perfect by any means and we make mistakes.Honest mistakes that we do our best to rectify.Standing the test of time in a real estate niche called turnkey that has been scared by many shady operators speaks for itself IMO.I will say this, investors buying sub $100,000 properties and only owning 1 or 2 and expecting miracles are usually unsatisfied.Sub $100,000 requires volume to work and for a decent long term return to be realized.Our price points are $70,000 - $100,000 and rent's are from $750 - $1,100pm2bed, 1bath and 3 bed, 1 bath is our bread and butter.Sometimes 4 bed, 1 bath and rarely 4 bed, 2 bath or 3 bed, 2 bath.The odd duplex from time to time and the odd 4 unit or 6 unit but those are rare.B class areas mostly.Sometimes B- and C class on occasion which we will stress clearly in any deal pro-forma along with the pro's and con's.Also, those that get their panties in a tangle and decide to leave the wing of Ohio Cashflow, we can't help much anymore as it get's messy and muddy so we have to politely bow out from any continued engagement.