I'm in the NYC metro area, not Rochester but as far as I'm aware there are no state licensing requirements for landlords per se.

Right now, I am looking at Multi-Families in SE and NE to house hack too.

Pursuing a buy and hold strategy of small multis in Rhode Island and SE Massachusetts with a goal of generating $40k annual cash flow in 3-5 years which would get us to our goal of financial independence.

I have been lurking on the forums for a little over 2 years. I never built up the courage to post because I felt like I've never had anything to contribute to the BP community besides the same newbie questions. Which ...

Speaking for a place I had in Vancouver, once the LRT (skytrain) opened in the area, the house prices increase a lot, not the rent per se, but the value of the home itself.

With upcoming renovation projects curious to thoughts in SE?

I'd echo @Stan Sugarman suggestion to visit on different days/times.I have found rental houses in SE and SW Atlanta to be profitable, but I also believe it is riskier than investing in more affluent areas.

I own something at  times I want to offload but I'm not saying that to sell it per se, just a thought if you wanted to PM me we could talk more seriously about it there. 

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But if you have the dough, you can start elsewhere.No in-house contractors per se...everyone is independent contractors but the maintenance guys I use are pretty much in house.If you are looking in Chicago, I am a big advocate of Pilsen and Little Village.