I would love to hear from you all as to how each of you got started in REI, what kept you all going, financing/negotiating advice for newbies like me, recommendations to find mentors, and other qualified members in your team --- anything you wished someone told you before you started your investing journey --- is helpful and always greatly appreciated.

I'd probably put a stronger clause in a new agreements about keeping the visible aspects of the property in good shape and enforce that.  

I'm a big fan of keeping a tight circle when building a team.

I have a lengthy Legal Opinion, from my seasoned Legal Team regarding this matter.

It might be a good strategy to add a Realtor to your team to get comps, but that may slow down your analysis...

Box address, if you have one, ...Get contracts from the attorney you select to be part of your team.

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Now, I let my team know; they go into Adam-12 mode, call the cops.

I have a good team in Indy, where it is located.  

Aligning yourself with a great team is impetrative- realtor, lending, contractor.