If not why would you supply the water filter?

Being new in the area where I live, I don't have many connections, so my preference would be to work at a company that primarily supplies leads to their MLOs.

I would have a never ending supply of work for you to do and also could hook up you with a fixer upper duplex within the next 2 weeks.

Robust supply fuels strong leasing activity in the Greater Houston areaHOUSTON — (February 21, 2024) — The new year started with solid demand for single-family rental homes as well as townhomes and condominiums.

Check out NARPM.com for these.Regarding doing these, you technically need 3 documents, which should be SEPARATE.1) Lease2) Option contract3) Purchase contract, associated with the Option ContractA decent PMC should be able to handle all this, but they should also require you to supply the Option & Purchase contracts you want used.

With any strategy do the research, look at job growth, migration, and supply constraints.

eg - home office expense, supplies, etc.  

I did a quick search and found that the Multifamily properties here in the South Bay are really scarce in supply.

Supply is up and demand is down in Orlando and values and interest are up which has been a recipe for disaster for most people entering recently.- Diversifying risk is a thing. 

New York City is still a supply constrained market with ever increasing demand and that isn't set to change.