@Charlie Vollers the term "Duplex" can mean two distinctly different things.

Not a scam, they are the largest seller of REO's in the country.  

My experience is that a big part of this industry runs on personality and being able to connect with people, and if you cannot do that you will be at a distinct disadvantage over others who can. 

Largest non-profit trade association that advocates for landlords and property owners in MA.

This is imp distinction if you have both passive loss and income. 

I imagine (depending on the condition of the property) my largest upfront expenses will likely be the down payment and rehab costs.

One of my largest deals when I was starting was for 3.6m.

I distinctly remember one advertised 3-plex where they said the annual expenses were something like $1800.

It's time consuming for sure, but you can look up the largest property managers in the target area and they will often have a website that lists the rentals they manage.

@KC ContiThat is one of the big mistakes new investors haveIf i put in a $100k  tub in a house. it DOES NOT bring up the value of the house by $100kA house is only work what it can sell for.When i was new I made the following mistakeThe area i was looking to buy a house had average comps of $100 per SFMost houses are 1000 SFWhich makes the average house worth $150kThe house I was looking at was the largest on the block at 2500 SFThe asking price was $137kI was like wow.