For example, investors can check the Bureau of Labor Statistics website to see whether the local unemployment rate is decreasing, which could suggest a smaller chance of renters falling behind on their payments.In addition, the National Association of Realtors' website provides quarterly updates on median home-sale prices in many metro areas.

I'd like to know which is the legit national site and which is the legit Ohio site.

@PaFoua Vang XiongHi, I am based in Mn and do lend nationally if needed.

Does anyone know of any lenders locally or nationally that will finance for 10 to 15% down on a multifamily?

Make sure to set up a business bank account and have all the $$ flow through it for accounting and maintaining the corporate veil.Moving properties with loans in your name to an LLC later will trigger the mortgage due on sale clause, but I have never heard of a bank enforcing it.

I self manage, and my tenant( a corporation) provides basic maintenance like looking after toilets, leaks, locks etc.

I have taking 2 trips around the country going form national park to national park, I also Hike a quarter if the Appalachian trail last summer. ever sense I was deployed to Japan in the USMC I've been slowly reading and trying to self educate myself for about 4 years about anything that can relate to real estate.

One of those thing after you make your niche and market areas is to form some type of corporation or a LLC.  

An LLC means nothing It is only Corporations that you do not have to issue 1099s to.

Again, from what I have heard that having a regular job can help you get a loan from a national bank and get the lowest rate.