Yes I know its USA wide, as well as the moratorium on evictions and late fees etc.

It's really hard to make a blanket statement about an entire city unless you're talking about something city-wide like how tough the building department is on owners and rehabbers, or taxes.As far as taxes, I'm not crazy about Providence taxes but I'm even less crazy about Woonsocket taxes.

I worked with a broker so they were able to pull a wide range of options.

@Anna CatronYou will definitely get better terms from a portfolio lender but those options also come with different requirements that vary widely from bank to bank. 

I have a very good friend who is also a loan officer, so leaning on him for financing advice and best practice has been invaluable.While I can overcome the first widely conceived barrier to entry (money), I find myself hesitating to pull the trigger.

Even if we wanted to do this, the stile is apparently not wide enough to accommodate the lock, so the Kaba is out.Does anyone know another alternative that would allow renters to gain access without using a key and that could be managed remotely?

This will vary widely by location.

It's important for them because wholesaling is a fairly low cost of entry business with a wide reach.  

It would be nice to have a place where investors of a wide range of experience level gather and don't care about making money off of each other but only seek to have productive discussions and network with others.

Summerlin is widely regarded as the most high-demand, lowest crime, most desirable location in town.