Preferably May-September.

We would prefer to jump into the market with a duplex, triplex or quad as our first purchase. 

Definitely call your preferred lender to ask though. 

BP would be great too but I do prefer to work in person so hopefully someone localEddieEddie, contact my friend, Raymond Sawyer, he is in San Diego.

I would still prefer residential these days though. 

For the property I purchase, I’d like to keep my monthly mortgage payments at $2,000 or less.I prefer a turn-key property since this is my first rental, and I want to start generating monthly cash flow immediately without the delay of repairs or managing two mortgages.

I've done a lot of wraps and subtos and highly prefer the seller-finance strategy for a lot of reasons, including offering the opportunity of homeownership to those otherwise rejected by traditional banks.

One strategy is to pursue properties (in your preferred markets) that have been listed for sale for over 90 days (even longer is better).

Get a Quit claim or Special Warranty deed from the seller to you, (Preferable a Special Warranty Deed or equivalent)5.

I prefer buy and hold.