My personal preference for a buy and hold would be an already established area (or an area that's still gentrifying, but has already seen significant progress). 

My wife and I plan to purchase a few properties ourselves, but with the lead generation strategies I’ll be implementing, I expect to come across more deals than we can personally handle.That’s where you come in!

Myself personally I'm invested in Buffalo and NYC, but that's because it made sense for *me*. 

It separates your personal assets from your business, providing a safeguard if any legal issues arise related to tenants or the property.

I personally haven't sent postcards, I've had good luck with PPC and Video ads. 

Whether your at $0 or $10mm of personal cash to start with.   

A one-person show isn’t gonna cut it.

I also have personal W2 income, if that matters.Is there a loan out there for a set-up like this at 15% down? 

While an LLC can offer liability protection and tax benefits, it’s not essential for a single property—personal liability insurance and an umbrella policy may suffice for now.

Quote from @Jokari Trueheart: HI, almost 11 months ago I purchased 3 duplexes and I borrowed the funds from my personal residence which I took out a equity agreement for the down payment on the investment property, great idea at the time because I have 10 years to pay it off and theres no payment requirement, but , I learned more about the consequence that it takes a large chunk of my equity the longer I take to pay it back, so my goal was to refi cash out the investment property to pay it back but I don't think theres enough equity yet to pull the full $106k needed, I only borrowed $88k but with the equity percentage for one year i'm paying about $18k in equity on top of the amount I borrowed if I pay it off in year one, so I need this paid off ASAP before it increases more.