I'm 24 and have been in the industry for a bit, mainly focusing on the Indianapolis market, particularly with new build duplexes that offer solid cash flow and low maintenance costs.To answer some of your questions:Finding Deals: Platforms like BiggerPockets, Zillow, Redfin, and LoopNet are great starting points for finding deals online.

I have to find out with inspector(s) anything else but I was told there is no deferred maintenance and 6 of the 8 units have been remodeled.

Taking that step from theory to practice can feel daunting, but you've already laid a strong foundation by educating yourself.I’ve been working with real estate investors, particularly in the Indianapolis area, helping them find and invest in multi-family properties.

This larger downpayment would require me to liquidate stocks which I am not too keen of doing at the moment.As an active listener of the BiggerPockets podcast, I'm well aware that midwest markets like Indianapolis, Cleveland, etc. are the "top" markets these days in terms of current growth + affordability.

You can do this by visiting Massachusetts Lead History or by hiring a Massachusetts Licensed Lead Paint Inspector.

Is the Only Way to Negotiate a Lower Price with Builders is to have a pain in the butt inspector find a laundry list of problems and meaningless in the grand scheme defects to compel them to cut their numbers to move to acceptance and closing?

If you can find a good, reliable, trustworthy building inspector they should be able to give you a good idea on most things in the building.

I recently had an electrical panel that needed to be replaced that the inspector missed which ended up being $1,100.

Seeing that you're in the Indianapolis area and that being a desired market of ours, I'll definitely look to connect in the future.

.- Team: Other agents/brokers, lenders, title, attorney, contractors, inspectors, etc.- Experience in specific areas and with different property types.- Process for analyzing/screening potential deals.- Anything else that is relevant to the individual.