@Phil Fowler Yeah, unless you have enough assets to use capital gains or asset depletion as income, you're not going to be able to find traditional financing without a job. 

Traditional MLS and worked through real estate agent - very traditional.

Traditional FHA How did you add value to the deal?

So you could go with a traditional turnkey company or a hybrid turnkey company which involves an agent selling you properties from the MLS / Zillow / Their listings along with a property management arm in house to take things over post closing. 

In our state the landlord would be responsible for all of those items. 

Hi Simon,If you have a boiler, you might want to understand its parts and how it works--in detail.There are steam boilers, and water boilers, water tube systems, and fire tube systems.They all have different parts that can fail, and some have redundant parts to keep heat on if there is a failure and some don't.If you know your stuff about this big ticket item, you will be less likely to be at the mercy of an overcharging repairman.Just my 2 cents.Good Luck!

Call the contractors and interview them-How many jobs do they currently have, when could they potentially start on yours, how many men will the have on the job, How do they bill for projects, have them meet you at the property to bid the job and provide plans and Scope of work before you meet so they can come with a rough number and then provide a line item bid.

(Familiar with IRAs, 401Ks, friends/fam, hard$, traditional, VA)- Current VA loan that I could refi into a conventional to free up my VA cert. 350 on 500.- Married; earn solid W2; DTI in the teens; great credit.- Aiming for SFH in Richmond, VA and I have a starter spreadsheet of insurance agents, realtors, home inspectors, mortgage brokers, and contractors that work in the area.- Ingesting as many BP podcasts as I can!!!!

The management fee is negligible, but the additional fees on questionable items are becoming an issue.

Hi @Allie Barke, CapEx or condos are waaaaaaaaaaaaaay lower. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2015/10/13/real-estate-capex-estimate-capital-expenditures/The article does a good job of listing the costs line item, but does require adjusting based off the quality of your condo, and your market.