Hello all,For a little over a year now Ive been trying to get as much info on flipping and inventing in real estate as possible.For the longest time having enough savings for down payments was my biggest obstacle.

The biggest drawback is the potential life style change but if you and your wife are willing to make the sacrifices, there is some money to be made. 

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If the heat is radiators from a boiler, you have to separate the supply piping and return piping for each unit, then you need the extra boilers as well; you might be able to re-gun the oil boiler with something like a Midco Economite to save some money on a boiler, assuming existing boiler is in good condition and not too oversized for the biggest rental unit.One thing to point out is that you will now have multiple burners.

One downside is as mentioned by others to truly be passive you need a high quality product and lots of doors which can be very expensive.As an example let's say you need 100 doors to be passive at 80k a door for a nice product.

If you consider a straight rehab to lease deal where the numbers don't quite work as well, and go the lease option route, yes you cap the upside but you also limit the downside to as degree.

We did head up to the Brattleboro area and looked at a few places that had potential, but the biggest question I'm left with is the practicality of managing from afar. 

Lenders that sell their loans today are also taking part in what they call CMBS 2.0 (post 2007 underwriting criteria, where it is very common to see certain terms and conditions implemented for the additional security of the bondholders, and the increased risk of the Borrower (you)).The one thing that I see over and over – even with some of the biggest players in the market, is this: Investors spend a lot of time and attention on the due diligence of the property, economics affecting property performance, property management, repositioning, and on closing the loan - - and NOT AS MUCH ATTENTION IS USED TO PREPARE FOR THIS ENTRY INTO THE FINANCIAL MARKETS, (WHERE THEY WILL BE RESIDING FOR UP TO TEN YEARS) AND HOW IT CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT THEIR RETURNS.

My biggest fear is making a mistake because it's just me trying to figure it out instead of having a second minde to think these things through...

Talking to the attorney, the biggest issue the city typically brings up is parking.