My understanding is the term “Bird Dog” was someone getting paid for a lead.  

Each and every time a tenant leaves and a new tenant moves in, I have to have a certified lead inspector come in and "re-inspect" the place to certify that any potential lead threat has been abated.

This way you get your offer out there to a larger audience and increase your chances of getting a deal in a shorter period of time.

I'd find the house (both our names would go on the title), rehab the house (plus, in my case, I'm a licensed deleader so the property would get Lead Certificates too), then get the house sold. 

The real answer to this is going to come down to:  what are your personal goals for real estate investing and life, and which path will best lead to those?

@Karran GuptaHi there,I found the Jersey City departments very helpful and informative when I called.COVID messed up my plans so I didn’t go through with the permitting process yet.I would call them with short clear bullet point description of what you are doing.They will explain the steps to you.Then ask roughly how long a permit similar to yours is generally taking at the moment if there are no issues.I can tell you that they guarantee you an approval or denial within 20 business days from the time they put it into the system.The steps that lead up to that are few and somewhat reliant on your doing things right as much as Jersey City.You could also hire an expediter.

I currently have a quote with a lead time of March 2021. 

I’ve gotten some great leads from there.

Between the lease, lead pamphlets, lead disclosure, move in conditions checklist, I feel like I have allot of papers here.

One bad referral can lead to multiple bad referrals and chances are one of those bad referrals will have a negative impact on your investment somewhere along the line.