I'm looking to network with other like minded individuals, investors, and lenders who share common goals.Currently, I'm just reading, watching webinars and trying to grow my network.  

I'm looking for single family or multifamily houses that offer 4-5 bedrooms which can each be individually rented out to students.I'm also curious about how locals feel about paying renting for a finished basement?

That way you can give the tenants time to tiddy up and you only send one individual to the unit to which the tenants could go out for a walk or drive, etc to avoid contact.  

It depends on the individual market in which a property is located.

@James SantanaMost individuals are not using their own cash, they are leveraging hard money and/or bank loans.

Currently, the maximum number of properties that can be financed in an individual social security number (per person) is 10. 

Therefore this trend will be more individual defaulters, rather than a collective community organizing.  

@CJ M.so far based on my research, best bet looks like going with individual mortgage broker or smaller lender / credit union instead of big banks I.e (wf,boa,etc) as they have higher closing cost and not borrower friendly.

Most banks list individual properties on mls.

.— The term ‘‘Federally backed mortgage loan’’ includes any loan which is secured by a first or subordinate lien on residential real property (including individual units of condominiums and cooperatives) designed principally for the occupancy of from 1- to 4- families that is— (A) insured by the Federal Housing Administration under title II of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.); (B) insured under section 255 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20); (C) guaranteed under section 184 or 184A of the Housing and Community Development 3 Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a, 1715z– 4 13b); (D) guaranteed or insured by the Department of Veterans Affairs; (E) guaranteed or insured by the Department of Agriculture; (F) made by the Department of Agriculture; or (G) purchased or securitized by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or the Federal National Mortgage Association.