Out-of-state investors, do you recommend a reputable online source that provides crime rates and other demographic information of cities/zipcodes?

I'm seeking advice on the best way to implement this fairly and effectively.Here are a few options I've considered:Submetering: Installing individual water meters for each unit could be a solution, allowing each tenant to be billed based on their usage.

I know there is also seller financing and hard money loans but I rather not use those due to interest rates and terms.Any advice would be great! 

You'll benefit greater from the appreciation and loan paydown in the long term and in the short term it's not much more to manage a duplex/triplex compared to a single family if you're managing yourself.In the end, I would give yourself a few months to talk and deliberate, but the best way to get going is to start looking in an area and look at 100 deals in that area.

A representative posted in a FB group saying they're doing 100% financing at a 6% rate.

Im not here to be the next best real estate poster, I’m here to make sure everyone knows who Ash Patel is and how he operates.  

Mind you, there are some states, specifically NY where you could be on the hook for code issues on vacant properties, even if you are just the lender, so best to do your homework on each state. 

My initial thought was looking into the best approach (if any) with this lender to get one of these two specs at a discount which would get one of them off their books.

My wife and I don't want to follow the scale up construction company model (we already did and it wasn't the best).We do a lot of labor on our projects and are looking in to the future and realizing our bodies will not hold out over time.

Quote from @Michael Belz: Correction , Current rent is 13,700 per month . 164,400 per year  Hi Michael,If you were to have an 75% LTV (~$1.08M) with a 25yr amortization rate with current interest rate of 6.50% (FHLBB 5yr + 2.50%) you're looking at a payment of $7,342.88/mo., P&I.