When it comes to multis, you'll also be able to add in your tenants rents as qualifying income on the property which helps tremendously.

If anyone can suggest an investor-friendly agent in the area, I’d really appreciate it.Beyond finding a great agent, what steps can I take now to continue educating myself and preparing for this purchase?

Maybe the AI can keep you from calling people on the no call list and violating the law?

There is a wealth of knowledge on this site and I hope you enjoy it.

We have a huge group of all sorts of investors in our database, so you can share it with us if you'd like to better your off-market sale. 

Based on comps in that area we are thinking we can get around 100 apartment units total.  

We fund them using our own money so can make our own rules so it would not be a broker product. 

My recommendation is to see if you can work for a company in real estate or wholesaling that way you get training and education while getting paid 

You just can't beat the financing available, the rate is good but the LTV (96.5% on FHA loans) is unbeatable.

Totally hear you on how the cost of the QBO subscriptions adds up over multiple entities.