With your renovation background, you're well-positioned to excel in house flipping.

They can review the restriction and let you know if there’s a straightforward path or if it’s going to be an uphill battle.

Leslie, sounds like you and your sister are in a great position with the capital and mindset to scale quickly.

That's why mature investors with long positions like Boston while places like Brockton and Holyoke are more affordable.

However, the best way to get a feel for rental rates compared to values is to review/underwrite properties in the area - only after reviewing/underwriting many will you begin to see a pattern.

Because of my savings and lack of expenses, I'm in a very comfortable position to make my first move, but because my income is mid, I'm unable to meet the Debt-to-Income requirements to qualify.

Moreover, I would recommend prioritizing a W2 position over 1099 self-employment/sales for two reasons.

Somehow they bury bad reviews on google with great reviews..

So there's a lot of positives I'm seeing from my research.

You can easily look them up on https://nmlsconsumeraccess.org/If they are a commercial lender, you may want to check for google reviews