The presence of knob and tube wiring and galvanized plumbing "throughout" is difficult to fix with tenants in the apartments. 

The main place you will bleed on buildings is plumbing, but electrical is what drives you into full gut rehab territory on older buildings.

Charge a 350.00 deposit for animals and make them sign an agreement that if the presence of the animal on the lease destroys the house that they agree to pay for all damages urine, feces, structure damage just what ever you wanna put in there, also give your self the right to immediately evict if they miss rent, drink and use drugs , are destructive etc.

We're sort of in unchartered territory with entire towns, plants, businesses locking down.

Your advisor can also help you come up with a plan to add real estate investing to your portfolio, they will likely recommend a mixture of things to include, not just 100% real estate.In terms of real estate investing, it sounds like this is new territory for you.

On the towns website, the prior owners name is still listed as the owner of the property but I’m almost certain the presence of a property vendor means the home is foreclosed.

I believe @Charlie MacPherson,May have been there or moved to there from CT, I thought MA was one of his territories

The lack of knowledge is definitely there for me, but I'm amazed at how much can be learned each day with the presence of interest and drive.

I don't know much on eXp as they don't have what I would call a strong market presence here, but I havn't heard bad on them either. 

A few things to consider:- My current home is financed through FHA- The new property is around 300K - I do not have much saved up (about 5k) due to using it to do work on my current house- The new property is in USDA territory, but i was told i would not qualify for that- I do not have any debt- my current income is 80k I found a house I would love to buy, however considering the above, what are your suggestions?