A friend that is a realtor brought someone through to see it and they liked it but ended up being a low baller.

People in the Midwest are extremely friendly, especially when compared to the coastal cities (I've lived on the coasts as well).

If you're getting good deals on the investment properties, that will actually improve your DTI, assuming an investor friendly local lender that isn't riddled with rental income overlays such as "rent must appear on two years of tax returns for us to 'count' it."

That way "CLDC Holdings IV, LLC" can operate under "Streamview Apartments" or whatever friendly name you want to use on paperwork ... without complicating contractual obligations with other entities.

Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bpThe second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.

Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bpThe second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.

I've benefited from having close personal friends who I trust to partner with.  

We did bring her two business in the past years and introduced her to sevetal friends.

A flipper friend of mine bought a 3 family near long island city for 800k in 2015, it is now worth 2 million.

How frequently (if ever) did you receive noise / neighbor complaints about them?