Almost 100 miles of straight development north to southeast minus a few mountains:)

@Nick Hedberg, no, I haven't used Turnkey, but I am developing a setup Team to help me with my research and to be ready for me or my sourced Investors to pull the trigger (ie. not turnkey).Companies that specialize in selling Turnkey Properties will often/usually have the required after-market services available through them too - at their (full retail, plus admin fee) prices.

And that it's important to me that I get this right.In short: until I'm using commercial financing, the LLC is not helpful.The only place it makes sense for us is on the development-and-sale side (meaning, new construction), but that's a different story.

This allowed me to develop systems and practices that were focused on quality not commission.

(You'd be looking for the needle in the haystack with lots of active participation on your part to find them. )As I'm sure you've discovered, there are many markets around United States where you can achieve favorable rates of return and be in a healthy market and in desirable neighborhoods.Working with a professional to help you identify those markets in neighborhoods would be my best advice.

I'm not familiar with Nevada regulations for Real Estate agents, but in Texas as an agent you need to identify your Brokerage, and identify your self as a realtor.

After meeting and already being on the same page due to everything we learned off Bigger Pockets, we identified areas in Bergen County, NJ to focus his search for his first buy and flip. 

In my day job, I am a corporate and securities lawyer and I frequently help real estate developers structure the legal entities they utilize for the investments and also comply with federal and state securities laws in connection with bringing on investors.  

I have been investing for about a year now and have developed a criteria and spreadsheet that works for me when analyzing deals.

Started in the construction side of things developing large commercial projects back in 2009.