I would recommend that you go to one and learn who some of the players in your market are.

Time is money, and I'd much rather sit across from someone I'm going to low-ball to explain the methodology on how I arrived at my numbers.On multiple occasions now, the agents look at me like I have a 3rd eye every time I've asked to meet with the seller/buyer depending on which side of the aisle I'm sitting.Curious people's thoughts around this.

You can combine multiple sponsors‘ net worth’s to come to this amount if you need to.

A good friend of mine from years ago is a plumber and I've tried to hire him multiple times...never returns calls and if he does, he says he's too busy and will call me in a couple days.  

I also have a desire to set up a better future for my son than if I continue to work an hourly wage for pittance while CEOs get multiple million dollar annual salaries. 

When you've got tenants in a property that wasn't built for multiple units, you'll generally have many more problems with noise transfer, causing you to have more frequent turns.  

A broker just allows you to access multiple lenders and only preparing one underwriting package.We are working with Talonvest right now on a project and expect to get 8-10 term sheets to evaluate. 

I am a new investor in the Western MA area and am looking at multiple areas including Holyoke for a residential multifam to house hack as an initial investment property and keep as a rental down the road.

(If anyone has been in the same boat as me please share ideas for saving for multiple events.)

I have come across a condo association that is VERY rundown (drugs and homeless) and not doing well at all, interestingly it is surrounded by multiple apartment complexes geared towards students.