I much prefer the second, because if changes my approach and my elevator speach. 

Can anyone recommend a realtor knowledgable in that area that could show me the place, preferably an investor friendly one as it's a bit outside my normal area of focus and I'd want someone who could help with getting a read on the local investment and rental market.

I will always prefer to rent to a family, but Mark is in favor of the single room rentals.  

I'm an out of town REI (california) looking to find a MF (<20 units of 1br/1ba preferred, doesn't have to be individually metered) in San Antonio, TX!!

Each unit has an electric fired on-demand heater to lift the water to its final temperature if necessary ... many times in the simmer, the heaters do not fire at all.Electric is also preferred for point-of-use heaters.  

I made this post mainly to introduce myself but I would also like to ask one question: The branch of Real Estate investing I am currently interested in and would like to get started is in Real Estate Wholesaling or Property Wholesaling (however you would prefer to call it).

I don't really expect there to be too many repairs for the FHA loan, if any, if I understand the FHA requirements.We do have a construction company and so should there be any repairs, we would prefer to make any repairs using our company.

New property to be managed professionally.Learn as much as possible about the real estate industry to determine where my short term and long term niche lie and to enable utilizing my strengths to add value in partnerships.My questions to the community:I prefer to invest in the greater Seattle or Washington / Oregon area.

If you'd prefer someone with the CPA license I would recommend Mike Palko.

Should preferably own investment properties themselves.