Then after they don't pay the lawsuit, you have to pay more money to try to enforce the judgement.

Try to contact ALE regularly.

Are you trying to get into investing through that or are you looking forward to helping renters and buyers as you start?

The goal is to try and do 2-3 of these projects/year.

I’m trying to find roommates.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, I'm still trying to figure out how to navigate these forums which are a new concept to me.

I'm looking into multifamily (duplex & self landlording) in my local area to get started, but my tri-state area (CT/NY/NJ) has a high entry price point that I'm concerned with over leveraging myself and losing liquidity on my first deal. 

I'm currently a H1B visa (Temporary Worker) holder working full time in the states, trying to start my real estate investment.

Those are the types of people you should listen too because they just share knowledge and are not trying to give an angle to push you toward some over priced guru

Quote from @Reid Sealby: I have some friends that tried this a couple years ago.