@Aaron Gorum I don’t have anyone really on that side of the state, but if you used a RI agent to buy the house you might try asking her/him for recommendations and then talking to previous clients, BBB, the RI contractor registration board, etc. to check them out.There are a few members of RIREIG who hail from Newport/Portsmouth so if you don’t come up with anyone from here or your agent let me know (or maybe attend a meeting) and we can make some inquiries.Lastly, the Fall River / New Bedford area is actually pretty close, arguably closer than Providence for some contractors, so if you have to look around yourself you should consider potential contractors from the Fall River area too IMO.Just make sure anyone you hire is licensed and insured to do work in RI.

You’re also going to arguably have a higher chance of appreciation compared to Petersburg and Hopewell

SFH probably have the best comps and arguably more equity but comes at a cost of lower cash flow and few doors. 2) the top floor is an "economy 1B1B" as was an attic and is less appealing. 3) the whole building does not have HVAC and to bring to modern standards, 3 HVACs sounds $$$. 4) Don't have to remodel a 3rd kitchen.Problems of changing to a duplex? 

And any business can (and arguably) should have multiple income streams. 

House flipping is arguably more work, but it is easier than wholesaling.All that being said... 

It’s arguably one of the most critical and undervalued steps.

Mass market analysis is alright for a preliminary search to vet properties but scouring the market is arguably just as quick and effective once you get good at it.Knowing how to search on Zillow or Realtor is already going to discredit 90%+ of places, then a two second look at a listing will discredit another 90%+, meaning the cream of the crop will rise in a matter of minutes, regardless of how you're searching when you equip yourself with the right tools.Here's my beef with mass market: it's good but it misses things.  

From 1 Tenant 2 acre projects (CVS, Family Dollar, Chase Bank, etc.) to 30 acre mixed use developments (combination of residential, commercial & industrial) with a majority of those being in California which arguably has the most red tape involved.  

Which I think is arguably more important at this moment since we've already seen the boom and some of those cities (Phoenix, Austin, Boise, etc) have had a pretty significant correction, albeit still much higher than the pre-pandemic prices. 

Yeah you're in the bay too so the risk in a cyclical market is compounded compared with a linear / flat market like most of the interior core of the country.When you're at 75-80% LTV in a linear market the risk is arguably much lower than if you're in a 1k per sqft values in the upper luxury condo market of seattle core/bellevue or Pennisula/San Fran  markets using this AIO product.