This started with months of talking to just about every multifamily broker in the area, followed by assembling info on what properties were available, followed by complete financial underwriting on over 100 deals (minimum of 1 hour per deal).

I purchased a duplex in the exact area you are looking, near Assembly Row, in 2016 and has been one of my better purchases.I have no idea how your numbers are working with today's prices though... especially with the high PMI payments that come with FHA loans.

I’m not talking gold accounts but hard gold bullion.

It sounds like this person had the whole deal assembled, so why involve you at all?

During the boom, groups of mortgage were assembled into a "collateralized mortgage obligation".

You might have experience in putting round pegs in round holes, gaining expertise and you might be an expert in peg placement, but you'll never be an expert in the assembly line process unless you can do everything on that assembly line.

I guess it wouldn't be a big deal to spend a day at home depot and lowes and assemble such a list, just wondering if anyone knows a resourse where the legwork is already done?

Be sure to assemble a team of professionals, partners, mentors, etc. to assist you in your goals.

I have dabbled in investing but in gold bullion...as tangibles.

However, I'm a big proponent of having deliberate processes and taking time to learn before jumping in, so at the moment I'm assembling a group of advisers, reading books, and diverting money into a down payment fund (rather than just moving money, to ensure I give myself time to learn).My goal is to have several thousand in cashflow in 20-25 years (I'm 30).