Local lenders might have specific insights into the market, but it really depends on the type of loan and property you’re pursuing.As for your credit, applying to multiple lenders can result in hard inquiries, which could temporarily impact your score.

If your goal is to offset your mortgage with a house hack then Lowell would be a good bet, but if you're looking for a longer term appreciation play then the areas closer to the city would be better, although the offset from cashflow may be lower than what you're looking for.A good step for you would be to dig into specific areas more as @Lien Vuong noted above.

The solution I give them is to narrow their focus on a specific market, study it, and get to know what a good deal looks like.

Owning properties through LLCs in their respective states avoids the need to register a foreign LLC, which adds costs and administrative requirements.If you plan to acquire properties across multiple states, you could create a parent LLC in Florida and have individual property-specific LLCs (child LLCs) in each state.

The key with this is if you want to look into annuities (variable specifically) you'll want to find one that is lowest cost possible.

The investors that I have worked with in the past have found units from SFR to quads that are ready to close with conventional financing.Connect with me for any specific questions.Best of luck.

First, almost all properties are either placed with a broker for sale or directly listed on the major property sale websites.

Unfortunately, researching websites doesn't give me clear, straightforward answers that, yes, they have expertise in this particular real estate strategy.I'm specifically looking for attorneys in RI, MA and FL.

Just find the tenant before you select the site/build the building because these companies have very specific requirements and they are not all the same. 

A seller may direct an agent to negotiate on their behalf within certain parameters or they may discuss how to present/frame a specific response to an offer.