Elmo area but can't find much info online about where I can buy and operate. 

@Donte Brame there's the RI Real Estate Investor Group that meets twice monthly, usually the first Thursday of the month online for anyone, and the third Thursday in-person for members in Warwick.

We do have a meeting with a local broker/real estate agent next week but thought it would be best to jump on line and take a look at some local properties and if nothing else practice our valuation process.

Also, local real estate agents can also be a goldmine for off-market deals since they often hear about them before anyone else.As for property management, researching and looking at online reviews are a good start, but a real insider tip?

After more research into the MA Oxford house program, found out that MA doesn't have the Oxford program integrated into the State.

Keep saving, learning about the BRRRR strategy, and start networking with local investors or online groups.

Otherwise, it messes everything up with integration of software, and I would hope the PM you're hiring uses them.

Thank you for tip on estimating costs, I tried to estimate about 20% higher than what i could find for pricing online, just in case. but going of your 50% higher estimate on costs, it sounds like a good idea to have a little extra padding on the repairs. 

Any issues I should be aware of with the integrity or accuracy of the data?

That shows a lot of integrity to help me problem solve tenant issues, whether or not to value add to increase my rent, how much to increase the rent (in non-rent controlled SFH), etc instead of "why don't you just sell the house?"