He's looking to connect with a reputable RE agent who can work with him on his criteria and view potential deals as he deliberates what property to purchase.Looking forward to recommendations!

@Dan Heuschele An infinite return via getting all your money out constantly is completely different from a TRUE 250%-400% Tax free return as I have created with this method after my 2500+ hours of studying and being mentored by the biggest most reputable faces in real estate, i.e the equivalent to what would take someone that's as motivated as possible 5-15 years to learn if they had a full time job (I spent 18-19 over a year of 8 hours a day 7 days a week on learning how to truly be a millionaire and successful in all aspects).Thanks for the tips but you did not answer my question, and I know all of the things you said obviously and I will adjust to the best possible thing available in my situation after deliberate knowledge on each individual matter and having a physical mentor,community and tons of other sources of wisdom and knowledge going into all of this before I start. 

It's a way of deliberately opting for lower short term returns for bigger long term returns and insulation against other higher risk investment vehicles.

Regarding your question on timeframe to rehab and rent: you’ll find most multifamily in this area will come fully occupied (unless the property is highly distressed of course, but I don’t see many of those personally, usually they are 100% occupied or one unit has been left vacant deliberately for ease of showing).

@Kevin Petrangelo After much deliberation between my wife and I, we decided that we were going to buy a property in San Diego as a "live in flip".

I was wondering how much did you guys deliberate over your very first purchase?  

After careful review, deliberation and taking into consideration all of your comments, We took a bit more time to save up and recently closed on a duplex in Eckington DC, which was way what we had budgeted for initially but will pay off in the long haul.

After some deliberation I have decided to start my out of state investing in Columbus OH!

After some deliberation, we made our decision.

If a tenant does something to deliberately break them (puts bricks in a drier), they are responsible for paying for the repairs.