However, I'm also in strong agreement with the licensed ccw approach too. if at all possible, bring the person and the ccw. make sure you bring someone that will have your back and can assist you if necessary. being able to identify the perp after they've battered/killed you is important in the eyes of justice, yet its not really preventative. hopefully most realize the difference. if someone has malicious tendencies towards a real estate agency/sales people, r.e. investor its the preventative measures that could save your life and that matters most. the reality is as many people that are in prison...there are a lot of sick people loose in the public of anytown usa. we all have access to phones to try to dial 911 but the opportunity may not be available. self-defense is first priority in my book.kudos,Mary 

I guess the city has been very difficult to deal with. 

Also with amazon moving next door thas gonna ripple into the CT housing economy (just a guess no data for that one).

@Scott Luetgenau based on what you said, im guessing you would be refinancing the property in your name, not a LLC, correct?

I guess my question was more along the lines of, if you had $120k (as a talking number) to invest, would you look at one larger more expensive SFH or multiple small lower income SFHs?

Zillow is pretty good about policing those types of scams and I guess it was flagged and pulled.

My plucked out of the air guess is a trust might add $1,000 to the cost of a deal. 

Im guessing on the HOA fees.

The peace of mind shouldn't come from the turnkey provider or guessing that everything is legit.

However, I'm guessing that you will just be using the HELOC to acquire and then you will be refinancing into a traditional mortgage after that.