We are currently seeking some buy and hold rental investment properties, mainly small multi-family properties or single-family homes in the St.

I am mainly interested in rental properties that are NOT turn key.

In all, I think it is the right choice long term.By any chance....do you know someone that can run underground wiring...Santa Monica will make you do that. 

If you have a preference when choosing the home depot choices (glue vs interlocking) which one do you recommend. 

@Megan Silver Sounds like a wise choice.

I made that choice because I know the broker well and have a TON of respect for her.In my opinion, you want a brokerage that will invest in helping you to build your business. 

I did something very similar and my fiance lives with me, the motivation was that the PITI was about the same as I would be paying in rent, so it seemed like an obvious choice.

I’ve mainly been working with realtors on the small Multis in the Keys but I’ve been toying with sending a mailer and starting up some ads.

I am assuming your end goal is to sell the house and get the higher end value.I would recommend that you talk to a title company about structuring an owner finance deal (I go to Tucker Hodgson at Backman title on main st in Bountiful).

Decatur is just such a main thouroughfare.