It’s a lot easier to find good business partners in places where you’re sure to find like-minded individuals.

Benjamin,Do you want to be close to work or would prefer something with a livelier feel, like downtown? 

Maybe even try a real estate attorney, I prefer working directly with them vs a title company anyway.

Aside from understanding how to build the buildings and how much they cost, you'll need to know how to understand how to analyze deals at a higher level to see if they make sense - what are the rents/sales you expect to achieve, what are your financing costs, what's the timeline....I would strongly suggest taking real estate and/or corporate finance classes as well - preferably as a minor if you're able to.  

That’s not how we roll, so I prefer to have most removed before closing if possible.

I know the hype has been for a while in these areas but as a out-of-state investor I would still prefer "safer" places.  

i prefer them to ghost paid in full than live there rent free waiting on the court.

I prefer M2M.

Laminate is a great countertop and tenants prefer it over tile, which is the next cheapest countertop ...you can tile over laminate if the seams and edges are square and not curved. 

I could probably find this myself, but a multifamily property, preferably seller financed, of 4 or greater units. 4 units and I can do a federal loan since I plan on living on property. 3.