Any and all advice are welcome as this is my first time working with a PM/co-host.

I am in Madison, but set up a search in Sheboygan and Port Washington as we have some family in that area who thought could keep an eye on things and the entry prices are less (in Dane County the median MLS 4-unit sale this year is $603k with 31 sales and for Sheboygan Co. this year only saw 4 sales of 4-units noted, but a median price of $252k . 

Quote from @Thu Pham: Great to hear you are finding a place and getting in touch with a possible Co-host..

That being said you can make that kind of money with fewer properties but you would need to do more intense work and higher risk Short Term Rentals, co-living, or Section 8.- My Strategy: I'd like to buy and hold residential rental properties.

Hi all, I am a co-founder at Brixely.

Can anyone recommend a good alternative to Quest Trust Co, now known as Inspira?

I'm about to do a rent-by-the-room/co-living property there, since current LTR rents don't cover the mortgage with these interest rates. 

One just uses the tried and true wholesaling methods and each geographical area will have its unique ways of doing this.With a lot of land deals starting with tax sales. this is common in CA AZ etc etc. currently I am funding deals in WA ID MT CO AZ TX FLA and then some other states.

Also, the lender wants to see liquidity from the co-guarantor. 

Many real estate investing content creators like BiggerPockets have shifted to telling people to focus more on appreciation, which is valid but most house hackers I talk to would like some cash flow once they move out or at least break even.