pick a market this way.a place you used to live in, or went to college in, or have family, or like to vacation in, or know really well.also: consider investing closer to where you live. 

@Bryan Melendez what do you mean by      "My goal is to submit a couple of landlord applications" ?

Or does the tax now likely go up as you have 10 x smaller lots rather than one bigger one?

You will not find a lender who will go below $75,000 on an individual asset if your property appraises for anything less than let’s say 96,000, you’re going to have to utilize what is called a blanket loan.

Lots of decent YT videos as well.There is no (or little) value in having a RE license just for your own use as an investor, and the costs of maintaining it like a full-time professional are higher than you would think.

A new tax year is upon me and I'm thinking of buying quickbooks, as it would help me file my taxes and would look better to a lender than the expense sheet of my own creation.Thoughts? 

For cashflow ( higher than FMR / market rent) and guranteed rent ( offcourse you had bad experience).

For 1% investments you'll be going closer to Worcester, Fitchburg, and other further markets bc the prices of your regional market is climbing.

The long term goal is to put less than $10,000 into fixing up the property and I eventually want to obtain a crash pad.

They have all utilities on the property so we use electrical and then every couple of weeks we run a water hose to an external tote we use for our water.