You need to educate and prepare for them now.

You need to know this and best way is to educate yourself.3.

BP serves as an excellent platform for networking and ongoing education.

Nobody ever went broke over a duplex, I know this now,  but I have to admit I had some serious doubts about this when I started 16 years ago, I bought every course I could find, already on CD's, this was post cassette tapes lol, and I paid RichDad Education for a one year coaching program (turned out my coach was a girl in a call center without any actual experience). 

But please thoroughly educate yourself on what "landlord friendly" actually means on a case by case basis.

The gentleman Chris Koerner seemed well educated on the topic (mobile home park investing) and he gave enough information and follow-up documents that you could take the information and run.

I am looking to join a mentorship program to help lower my learning curve and until I find it, I am educating myself with books, as well as YouTube University and great advice from the BiggerPockets community.I do work full-time in a career that I love and is very rewarding, but I also know I won't attain my goals with my current job.

You're in the right place and now is the time to focus on education and planning.

Short term is always tough but not impossible at all especially with the high level of education and good hospitals in MA.

EDUCATE YOURSELF - yes, it will take time, but will lead to a selection that better meets your expectations & avoids potentially costly surprises!