I’m in the process of buying my first home, I have two strong options one has been on the market for about a year and is a 2 family with 3 beds in each unit listed at 149,900$ also has a finished attic but needs new siding (estimate about 14-18k).The second is also a 2 family listed at 129,900$ one unit has 1 bedroom the other unit is 3bed room home needs no work except garage needs to be rebuilt or knocked down (which I would prefer to rebuild)  which in estimating to be at least 15k.

There are turn key resources that mention intro’s to preferred lenders who will mortgage?

He was asked if he preferred the real estate business or the casino business.

So maybe these might be alternatives.Provided that 12 months of rent are all paid no later than the 5th, you could:*Guarantee a lower rent increase on lease renewals (1%-2%)* Offer inexpensive but high perceived value items (i.e. big screen TV) for lease renewals * Provide a Winter Fuel Credit in December if tenants pay for heating fuel * Offer a choice of unit upgrades that you may have been planning to do anyway (repaint, new appliance, ceiling fans, etc.)Basically, find ways to incentivize and reward your tenants with something other than a rent discount. 

To me my only choice is to work the 1099 job for another year and a half, or maybe find a great deal on a multi unit that can be paid for with hard money and refinanced out of one year later.

I haven't spent much time in the area, however, and am curious if anyone has suggestions of parts of KC that would be good for an investment property - preferably multi-family.

Our Portfolio is by far mostly rentals which are safe during any economic downturn you’re predicting.If you prefer to invest where the realty company can fold up and hide from you, that’s your call.

@Neerav PatelAt this point it all boils down to what do you personally prefer?

Are there developers in the Southern Tier/ Fingerlakes NY area (local would be preferable!)

MLS is obviously the most competitive place and it's hard to find "deals" Wholesalers are good if you find a good one (this goes hand in hand with #4 since a lot of investors would prefer to wholesale a deal if they don't have enough funding instead of just letting the deal go).Finally you can start marketing yourself.