Find a firm that does what you want to specialize in. 

As was mentioned earlier, its a hot market specially the Hampden area and its tough to find a decent deal around the neighborhood specially since everybody's looking at buying houses given the low interest rates.  

I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation.

I just started my MBA at Florida State University and am specializing in Real Estate.

But if perhaps you have some special skill set (like you’re a contractor), maybe there’s an opportunity for you to partner with an investor who has the money?

Maybe one could argue that he should be allowed to deduct the cost of special haircuts for the TV show over and above the cost of "regular" haircut.

Rent Roll with specific dwelling number, name of resident, move-in date, monthly rent, amount of deposit held, current balance, additional charges, number of occupants, and a brief history of the resident (good resident / bad resident, special circumstances, etc.)

I wouldnt buy super special, unique, weird comp properties, unless that's your business model.

The key is to make sure the coverage is Special form (or the equivalent).

Wholesalers specialize in finding those type of off market deals and tend to have more options to choose from.