In running my own volume rehab business (in addition to funding other people's deals), there is one thing I always want to get from the visitors at houses of mine that are on the market, and that is feedback.
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A lawyer probably isn't the best person to tell you how to develop a business plan for real estate- they're in the law business, after all, not the real estate biz ;) To know what are effective strategies requires being directly active in the business.You may well be able to garner enough info here on BP to help you with your items #1 and #2 above.

I'm an active investor here in Chattanooga and would be happy to discuss further with you if interested.

I love networking with like minded people.I am an active and passive real estate investor with both single family and multi-family holdings.

I think that paying attention to your "farm areas" even when not actively buying is so important.

We'd love to see you be an active member of the BP community so be sure to set up Keywords Alerts for your local area such as "Bronxville" or "Westchester" if you're looking to find potential opportunities for investing or other members in your area.

If you do more such as mowing and light maintenance then there would be more for those activities.

My next favorite is tracking down owners of vacant houses and calling them.Rather than mail to a ton of prospects I tend to target a few and talk to them directly.

Boise is prob my favorite city anywhere.

Generally speaking, when you actively conduct business activities or have “source” income in a specific state, that state will tax you.