Fannie or Freddie loans), then there won't be much flexibility because Fannie and Freddie generally have pretty strict guidelines.3. 

I see Downtown is highly rated for young professionals but the crime rates look pretty high. 

They were pretty regular in getting deals and the properties were not horrible. 

I have come across a few investing academies that help you set up an LLC and pretty much hold your hand in setting up your first arbitrage or Airbnb property.

It was pretty interesting watching this all play out..

You can take out home equity loan and use that as a down payment on an investment property, but I'm pretty sure your return will be very poor.

They all left at the first sniff of an increase despite still being below market and they were all pretty upset about it.

I see this pretty commonly in Phoenix as there already will be obstacles you didn't plan for along the way.

You may want to find a good agent in the southern NH area as I'm hearing that market is prime for investment with people moving up from MA, but your other markets might be just as solid.Also, since you're already an agent, it's pretty easy to get your reciprocal license for NH or RI.

If you get in with a locked in company that's in it for the long haul, your success and being taken care of are gonna be pretty high.