Join your local investment club; there you will find folks that speak the same language. 

There will be a ton of BP folks there and we can give you the low down.Check out GuildSummit.com

The cost and the insurance is not worth the extra rent.Gino

I see a ton of folks from New Jersey investing out of state.

Be extra diligent on running your comps and don't rely on anyone else to tell you what it will rent for.

I agree I think very few folks start off with criminal intent.

Perhaps instead of buying 4 properties you should only buy 3 with the theoretical $100,000 and keep the extra money in reserve for emergencies, etc. 

Hi @Ryan Dunn - the easiest is just to ask a few brokers that are active in the area, you can also simply attend a local real estate investors meetup (a lot of them are free or very inexpensive) and let folks know you're looking to offload your inventory. 

The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it!

I've actually reached out to a few insurance folks and I can't really get a straight answer.1.