Showing them that you are aware that this is their space and that you are an intruder (landlord or not), can set them at ease by showing such signs of respect.

If you stop at the 10 to 20mm range (or less) you can rent/hire most of the luxury items you  ever want, with no commitment, travel the world (if that's your thing).

After repair value is $100k-$170k (based on comps in the neighborhood, the range is large since the layout is a bit weird where the primary bathroom is in a bedroom). 

Do you have a price range that you'd be targeting for your first property?

3X is a GREAT entry for most as long as it's not a sinking ship or with crushing overhead and miniscule margins. 4X-7X is a normalized range for acquiring many different business's.  3X earnings?  

I have seen some people well respected in the industry recommend her on several different real estate groups on Facebook.

These three smaller companies are popular with Bigger Pockets members, and their respective leaders are active on this forum.

Quote from @Michael Dumler: @Carsyn Childress, I can't speak on behalf of your market, but whenever I attend an REI meet-up in my respective market, I always connect with at least one or two wholesalers.

That side of my portfolio is most definitely a business and not passive at all.While the note investing world is a small niche, within that world is a wide range of different investment types.

You’ll put 5% down but get 2% back on sale (which might pay for your closing costs) and then do a rent by the room to cover your expenses and downpayment for next year) Not sure which university you are at but both Henrietta and South Wedge are solid places to start (serving RIT and UR respectively) Good luck, I personally think Rochester is a great area to start due to constrained supply with a growing population