——————I’ve purchased hundreds of multifamily doors and have interviewed dozens of other apartment investors on my podcast and will attempt to share some of what I’ve learned over the past 10 years:1) Loopnet has some great opportunities hidden within that junk. 2) you need to underwrite about a hundred opportunities to find one that truly works anyway so don’t be afraid of Loopnet3) commercial brokers are a great way to start but if you’re new... they are only going to give you garbage... no better than Loopnet 4) is recommend if you went the route of brokers that you’d want to have 3 brokers per sub market and you’d want to contact each of them often.5) nothing is “gigantic out of range” everything is obtainable via strategic partnerships6) quirky is often a good thing.7) simple uniform properties will be the most difficult to find in this current market, you may want to consider the ones that take creativity and time... again this can be more easily done via strategic partnerships8) being too busy isn’t necessarily an issue if you utilize a strategic partnership that can create a win win.Hope this helps?

I’m a property manager in upstate NY and I’ve started a series of interviews with local professionals in the real estate field and I could use some help.

If you are just getting started go interview with some Brokers in Charge with some of the well respected agencies in your area.

If yes, line up contractors to interview ASAP.

So call around and interview some lenders. 

When you interview at your friends bank ask these questions: When do you start using rental income to help me qualify?

Interview them extensively.  

Go interview with multiple brokerages in your area and ask if they expect you to attend meetings and such. 

I'm interviewing a few this week and next and have my set of questions much like the ones you provided above.

There are some great interviews in BP about the BRRR strategy if you are considering buying a multi.