We have been studying Buffalo's market and it looks really promising. 

I’m not sure where to start or who to contact for assistance with this process.

Would any loan servicer do, or should I search for a particular group of local or nationwide servicers who can assist me (a small business owner financing purchases versus a big bank)?

https://my.aarpfoundation.org/article/renter-eviction-assist...

Now I'm not gonna be Mr Tour-guide for any/all who want to stop out and just look around but if you go through the steps and are serious, we have built out acquisition strategy HECK-YEAH I'm gonna say come-on-out and we'd carve out some time to do market tours together AND I'd equip you to do some self study/exploration. 

When you have a duplex and tenants on both sides stay for ten years, it almost guarantees that something isn't right.I would study your market and determine the value of your rental, because I bet you are losing money every month.

Studies show good staging does have an impact on your sale.

But, I don’t think that should be a very high bar for you especially if you are already studying and researching this at 18 years old and you don’t plan to buy anything until 2-3 years from now at the earliest.

He claims to assist you with buying 5 properties, but he is on social media all day long, he has an assistant text.

I cannot assist w/ the acquisition of the property but do have an FHA product that is specific for home improvements.