A good Realtor that knows investing should be able to connect you with a great PM in the area where you plan to buy.

My ultimate goal would be to buy fixer-uppers to turn into long-term rentals.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

The Creative Investor Meetup is designed for beginning to advanced investors who would like additional strategies when constructing deals.All aspects of real estate investing will be covered including (but not limited to) - Wholesaling, Flipping, Buy and Hold and Commercial with an emphasis on Creative Financing.

The agent will get paid if you buy the house, but your question to the seller is:"How can I help you?

Below is some copy & paste info about our methodology:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment in Bryan.

I am considering buy a home to flip.

You'll still need enough income and DTI ratio to buy another property in a couple years even with this rental income.