Keep researching, asking questions, and connecting with experienced investors here—you’re in the right place to build your knowledge and confidence.

Although they are in real estate, their service areas include investment management, technology products, and VC investments.Do some research.

Also, doing your own research on newly renovated or constructed homes that have recently sold in the area on Zillow or similar websites can be a good first step as well. 

@Cameron Porter no you can't wholesale off the MLS.What you can do is research opportunities for your buyers.There are always deals on the MLS if you know what to look for and have the time.

For anyone considering signing with them, do some serious research first.

With so many banks to choose from and me already doing thorough research, I was hoping someone had a personal good experience with a certain bank or an individual at a bank who understands our world.

Every system you try will have flaws, or you may salivate over a feature that appears in other software.Some familiar names are mentioned frequently: Stessa, Apartments.com, RentRedi, TenantCloud, Innago, RentManager, Avail, Rentec Direct, Doorloop, etc.I recommend conducting thorough research on each app online to understand their offerings, pricing, etc.

Quote from @Dennis Knapp: they are offering 5% down and 5% fixed rate just seems to good to be true i am researching them now. 

I also have plans to test air BNB and long term leasing to see what works best.2) Bed bug addendum's have been brought up throughout this post and other research I've been doing.

Reach out to the Marcus & Millichap offices in Columbus/Cleveland and have one of the MMCC commercial mortgage brokers produce a few quotes for you.If you don't have the time to research contact info / programs for 25-50 different lenders and make the calls/emails necessary to obtain optimal financing, hire a broker.