Am I required to hire an attorney to write up the contract and assist with the closing?

There are turnkey companies or platforms like Roofstock that assist investors in doing so or you can contact property management companies or look for investor friendly real estate agents in that market to assist you.  

Yes able to assist .

If they are 40-50 years old then potentially it would be more expensive to maintain/repair them.

Key areas to watch include interest rates and inflation, tax policies, affordable housing and rental assistance programs, regulatory environment, and supply-side initiatives.

I also like how I know these properties much better than our properties that I’ve never lived in, making them easier for me to maintain, and while we’re living there I can “tenant-proof” them. 

NSPIRE will be used for all HUD funded housing programs.With NSPIRE, inspectors for HUD-assisted and HUD-insured housing will be able to conduct objective, defensible, and consistent assessments to evaluate housing conditions.

Aloha,Poorly maintained tanks, and especially tanks in an environment that creates excessive condensation on the exterior of the tank, often drip onto the floor, damaging floorcoverings and underlying typical subfloors or hardwood flooring.

Our issue would be getting down payment assistance - we don't know how to get started with that.

Up to this point, this is how I understood Nevada LLCs: Nevada LLCs can maintain a level of privacy because the state allows for the formation of anonymous LLCs, meaning that the owners' names and addresses do not need to be publicly disclosed.