The more reps you get, the faster you’ll recognize what works and what doesn’t.• Build a small local team early (agent, lender, property manager) so you’re not figuring everything out alone.Happy to help answer anything, good luck! 

It helped me recognize work that I was capable of completing and I was able to quickly determine if the numbers were going to work for us. 

Recognize the challenges of buying rent ready with no value add off the mls with market using market financing.  1) optimize the return on current REIs2) educate.  

All that was required was recognize the highest value utilization (the law was changed so his highest value utilization is no longer allowed).  

I recognize this becomes a logistical challenge with added costs.

I hope the OP recognizes the challenges of this property and I wanted the challenges to be clear which is why I was harsh to Drew’s post (I agree with a very large percentage of his posts and did not mean it to bean attack of Drew).Best wishes

Recognize in this RE environment that REI is challenging.  

Contractors, PMs, and lenders will open doors faster than online networking aloneBest next steps when you land:• Start building U.S. credit immediately• Get bank accounts and an LLC set up cleanly• Attend local meetups and talk to people who actually own in Syracuse• Focus on learning underwriting so you recognize a good deal when one shows upMost people underestimate how long the setup phase takes.

Something I'm recognizing is how personal the decision is to form an LLC, increase insurance protection or some combination of the two. 

Just because it was a "completed" transaction, does not mean it would be recognized by the legal system.