If you are newer I'd suggest a house hack unless you can rinse/repeat this process again. 

I would suggest going to the find a lender tab here on bigger pockets to find a local lender who has the same products. 

Quote from @Jaycee Greene: @Basit Siddiqi How about I suggest 5a: Do what 5) says but add to it, "hire a Fractional CFO to handle most of this"?

Quote from @Abhishek Wahi: Hi All,Looking for a suggestion, is Plymouth Michigan a good area to invest in a Rental Property? 

Thanks for the suggestion Erika!

Or just any suggestions for the best bang for your buck areas that offer at least a little cash flow and appreciation ?

The unique format of this event, which consists of high-level education, gamified networking, mastermind breakout sessions, case studies, group deal analysis, market deep dives, and peer-to-peer coaching facilitation makes this the most impactful local real estate investor group a real estate investor can be a part of.The foundation of the group is built around the belief that everyone in the room has the potential to change the world… however most of us never have the time, energy or financial situation to even dare to dream big enough.

I’m looking for some advice or suggestions . 

Any contract or suggestion they give seems overpriced, whereas contracts/work I've found seems to be much more reasonable. 

The upward trend of those orders suggests there is a WAVE of REOs coming.