@Brian EastmanI like your post, I understand the points that you are making and I know you are very knowledgeable, as this is your area of expertise.

Also, if you live in the area and want to share your expertise on the market, I would be happy to meet.

Making those contacts and checking them out so you have them when you need something done that requires a little more expertise would be something you could do to be ready.

What I'm suggesting here is to hire someone with expertise in getting properties liquidated at retail price.  

I've actually started looking at a 4-plex in Bay City just to practice running the numbers to see what might be a possibility.

Like anything the more you do searches the more you're going to learn, so I would practice and ask questionsThere's something called a current owner search, at least where I'm at and they only cost about $40.

Brandon - Did you find a Nashville CPA with real estate expertise that you would recommend? 

@Stephen Williams Commercial loans aren't my expertise but hopefully others will chime in.

You may want to acquire property through standard practice which will likely require you to have a job that qualifies you for a mortgage.

Hi Regina, there is a huge group of DMV experts with a lot of real time experience on lending, best housing practices,  tax strategies, you name it.