Many hard money lenders are happy to educate you about their program for free so you can refer borrowers to them.  

If you find one of them, ask them to refer you to another one.

Hi @Chris BrackshawNot sure what your REI journey has looked like up to this point but as you being your search trying to figure out what areas to look intoThis website is a great reference point for figuring out what each area is like. https://www.areavibes.com/It gives you a total LIVABILITY score for each street and zip code.

I can refer you to who we use.

The median home price has more than doubled in that timeframe, but Milwaukee is a fairly linear market, so the neighborhoods have mostly remained the same, but median home price is a dynamic indicator and will always stay current, so you can benchmark neighborhoods against the median for the metro area.Note: in the MF space investors refer to a star rating system. 1 star to 5 stars.

@Leo CuomoRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

All the posts he references are recommended reading.

Im ready to invest and just need to narrow some areas of interest down. also can you plz refer me to your realtor?

Hi LoriAs a fellow realtor I would suggest keeping this website in your back pocket for your future clients. https://www.areavibes.com/This website is a great reference point for figuring out what each area is like.It gives you a total LIVABILITY score for each street and zip code.

@Aidan CullinanFirst, I would refer to the current lease with the tenant to verify that they only pay rent for the ground-floor unit and nothing on the second floor.