I’d love to hear how the market for multi family is there as compared to some of the others we have looked into.

(Avoids tying up 20% of purchase price for down payment required for traditional mortgage of my cash)Once closed on.

Traditional, flipping a home in Historic Preservation Zones (HPZ), can come with great difficulty as these neighborhoods come with an extra set up rules and regulations to ensure that the “historical aspects” are well persevered.

That's not a ton, compared to CA and NV and NY and FL, but it also doesn't lose much, if any, when things go south.Also we really don't have a ton of supply around here, as the big building uptick has been only fraction of what they used to be.  

Prices of the homes are too high compared to rents generating a net 7-8% whereas I’m looking for 9-10% range.

Traditional financing.

@Marlon Long it also could be that you asking price is the only one where investors could get a sensible return compare to most of the folks who thinks 3%-5% is acceptable return and jack up the price as such. 

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

Best alternative to the traditional sale side of waiting on commission.

You're also heading into the traditionally slower months when people are less likely to move.