I hope to get up to speed quickly so I contribute back ASAP.I'm a full-time front-end engineer earning a respectable salary at a mature startup that so far seems poised to do well in the next few years. 

This is particularly problematic in that the tech guys think (1) they can create a scoring system to evaluate deal quality and or (2) that they can hire relatively new finance/real estate people to further evaluate the deal flow.

Just wanted to know if the quality of homes that are listed online are good investments, or is everything that's cheap in really rough neighborhoods.. 

I have literally never raised rents on an incumbent (quality) tenant. 

The overall quality based on the whole picture is much more important to me than an arbitrary rent to purchase price metric which is often skewed by the seller fudging their numbers on operating expenses anyway.

Class A represents the best buildings in terms of aesthetics, age, quality of infrastructure, and location.Class B buildings are usually older and not as competitive—price-wise—as Class A buildings.

I feel it is an advantage to you to find a quality realtor/property manager because they have a vested interest in securing quality properties as they will have to deal with the issues after you close.

If you are leveraging each one, you can certainly flip multiple properties from one entity.As another mentioned, unless you are not honoring or intending to honor your build quality via warranty, there is no reason to trash the old and start a new.

Good Buy in Worcester, you are also going to have some appreciation due to additional quality units going up in the neighborhood. 

Quality tenants that pay on time, follow your rules, and can take care of the property may be  hard to find.  2% properties sound great, impossible to find here in Austin.