It will also allow you to focus more of your time and resources in the actual real estate vs. raising capital which usually leads to poor real estate acquisition and operational decisions because raising capital is your full time job leaving an inadequate amount of time for the real estate.OK, chasing 32unit apartments, acquisition priced between 3.2M - 4.8M.  

Get a job in property management.

I’ve been in contact with the Better Business Bureau about them  cut your losses and go the other way. 

Once we got to about 20 rentals we quit our full time corporate jobs and now manage our rentals full time.  

I am also still in school, and I have a part time job.

I know there is surety bond process and there a a few companies that appear to offer a service (Like Rhino)Furnished Finder has a new feature called Worry Free Waivers but when I tried  to better understand their process, it was clear they have not done a good job of vetting this out. 

There’s a ton of investment pouring in, job growth, and a growing demand for housing.

Licensed contractors have more of their "shtuff" together and thus are better at their job and naturally will cost more.

Not to mention the economic development steps the town is taking in ensuring the growth of town (roads, schools, zoning) stays on par with the future expected population growth and new jobs that are going to be a result of the new factories opening.  

I am specifically looking in Essex county, MA because I want to house back close enough to my current W-2 job.