Moved on to defense contracting, and finally started my own businesses.One of my businesses is a successful landscaping company, and I would like to evolve it into a property management company.I have spent roughly 4 years studying real estate investing, and I would like to finally move into making my first investments now that I feel that I properly understand the cradle to grave process of real estate investing.So far I have lined up the following:-Hard lenders-General contractors-Electricians, Plumbers, Carpenters, Floor specialists, HVAC specialists, Roofers-Mortgage and Insurance brokers-Attorney-30+ real estate agents-Web based database software for investment portfolio tracking-24x7 call center (intergrated with my landscaping call center)-Access to Pre Foreclosures-Access to a Bank that will let me have up to 10 loansMy Strategy:Purchase price between: 20,000-200,000Property Types: Duplex, Quadplex, Multifamily, Condos, Room rentingMaximum Purchase Point: 65% LTV, 55% ARVMinimum NOI: 10% year over yearLocations: Military Presence, DoD Presence, College Presence, Major Job Hubs20% Cash Reserves of Notes (2,000-20,000 per unit)8% of value of properties for repairs (4,000-16,000 per unit)3 years of taxes (1,500-6,000 per unit)3 years of HOAs (600-1,500 per unit)Exchange Strategies:-368 Exchange-1031 ExchangeStructuring:-S Corp Parent Company-LLC Holding CompaniesInsurance:-Standard GL, Flood, Fire, Natural Disaster, Tenant Insurance-Umbrella PolicyWhat Im looking for:Id love to have some guidance that could push me through the crawl, walk, run process into the Real Estate industry.

Example one roofer I use has put on 18 new roofs for me mostly on foreclosed houses.

Pointing out areas of the business that are critical and wise choices need to be made can help many others avoid the mistake.I hope that you are able to obtain the financing you need so that some bridges can be mended and fewer people feel the pain of this experience.

Wise move on the roofers.

My roofer is building a new home in Riverview with his brother.

Good roofers are prett competant at estimating jobs.

Roofer installed a third layer of shingles over two existing layers.

Every roofer can slap tar to fix a hole but that doesn't make them a slate specialist.  

I talked to the roofer and he said iko has changed their shingles and the new ones are better.  

And if you're looking in your backyard then you're going to have to find vendors of all kinds who can be go to's from electricians to roofers etc.