That was an excellent non-answer to my question, Skyler. hihi :)No they are not all the same. some are only interested in dealing with conventional purchases other are as you say better at handling assignments or double closes, some are commercial specialty, etc....A investor friendly one would be, at least from my point of view, one that understands there may need to be some last minute wheeling, dealing, and adjustment made to close a deal, understand what needs to be done and do not freak out about creative deals.Maybe my understanding or thoughts are wrong but that's what I meant by investor friendlyregards :) 

I had a couple questions if anyone's willing to weigh in:1.

While I haven’t chosen a specific niche yet, I’m leaning toward purchasing a multi-unit apartment where my 20-year-old son could live and help manage while we rent out the other units—essentially a form of house-hacking.So far, I’ve connected with a few real estate agents and gained MLS access, which has been a great starting point.

Metro’s technology sector being the 8th largest pool of tech talent in the world and the 3rd largest pool of tech talent in the United States (Source) should continue to drive median household incomes as these highly skilled employees in the D.C. metro are become more and more essential to the 15,000 tech companies in the D.C.

My question is do I go forward with purchasing the property and deal with the higher insurance and potential hazard or is it smarter to walk away?

Let me know if you have any questions about OOS investing.

Feel free to reach out if you ever have any questions Best of luck on your journey!

It this was my forum I would remove them without question.

The project manager refers me to the “packet” any time I have a question.  

Who ultimately has to come up for tbe repair cost is a legal question between you and the neighbor.