I've only done commercial RE renos with a 'plugged-in' architect and 'connected' expeditors.Even though it's under the clean image of Fulop, the muscle memory and the seedy institutions that make it the most corrupt city in the history of the United States live on indefinitely.  

Flex your "muscles"!!! 

We use Listerhill Credit union in muscle shoals.

He does things right so you don't have to touch it again.I also have an excellent mason, a custom cabinet specialist / handyman, and a couple muscle guys.

Larger people with a lot of muscle mass tend to be slower and have poor cardio.

If you did this for a whole month straight, you'd know exactly what to say to a money man investor once you found the deal of a lifetime because you've got analyzing the deal in your muscle memory! 

Building those "muscles" of being investor take time but don't be discouraged as everyone's ramp up time is different.If you are truly lost then perhaps the best use of your time might be in finding an excellent property manager to handle everything on your behalf for at least a year.

But they just made some changes to the rules for commercially zoned properties that are much more restrictive from what I heard.See the following links for more info:Short Term RentalsOWNING SHORT TERM RENTALS IN NEW ORLEANSA Guide To Orleans Parish's New Short-Term Rental RulesHere are a couple of recent news articles:Weak enforcement of short-term rental rules could cost NOLA millionsNew Orleans council wants more muscle in fight against illegal short-term rentals

Kind of like the brain version of going through a sport's motion enough times for it to get stored into subconscious muscle memory.

During this time he should be spending at least a half an hour to an hour a day browsing zillow and analyzing deals to start building that muscle.