I have a photography and art background, so I'm not looking to hire anyone, but I want to do better than compact cams or a phone with a wide attachment lens.

Largest non-profit trade association that advocates for landlords and property owners in MA.

I imagine (depending on the condition of the property) my largest upfront expenses will likely be the down payment and rehab costs.

One of my largest deals when I was starting was for 3.6m.

It's time consuming for sure, but you can look up the largest property managers in the target area and they will often have a website that lists the rentals they manage.

@KC ContiThat is one of the big mistakes new investors haveIf i put in a $100k  tub in a house. it DOES NOT bring up the value of the house by $100kA house is only work what it can sell for.When i was new I made the following mistakeThe area i was looking to buy a house had average comps of $100 per SFMost houses are 1000 SFWhich makes the average house worth $150kThe house I was looking at was the largest on the block at 2500 SFThe asking price was $137kI was like wow. 

Look around on BP and you'll find that MFR buyers will have their own formulas for set-asides.Typical costs are vacancy, advertising, CAPEX, landscaping, trash, any shared utilities, water & sewer, CAM, HOA fees.Look at the BP Calculator too: https://www.biggerpockets.com/buy-and-hold-calcula...

I haven't done it in about 8 years, but I am friends with a lot of the largest wholesalers in the Philadelphia region. 

This does not mean I am advocating taking out the largest mortgage you can; it just allows you to be more flexible.Hope this helps!

The co-op is larger than the largest bank (BofA).Co-opcreditunions.orgI returned a cashiers check mistakenly written to me for $1,000,000 by BofA.