I eventually want to sell them both and do a 1031 exchange for a larger multifamily, but not there yet. 

You can look for notes on LoanMLS, FCI exchange, and establishing a relationship with a servicer.

The fastest and low-cost way to get started in real estate:Call prominent real estate investors in your market can contact them and ask them if they will mentor you in exchange for sourcing deals.

As this is out first venture into real estate, we're looking to learn, network and exchange thoughts/ideas!

I would like to 1031 exchange the SFH, but it seems difficult to pull off.  

But is an additional 5% really worth the much higher rate that you will be exchanging for that 5% upfront savings worth it?

@Michael Woodruff  As @Nick C. said, that is exactly the kind of thing that requires a real estate license in Massachusetts.Here are the most relevant parts of the MA law from the link I provided above - the emphasis is mine:''Real estate broker'', hereinafter referred to as broker, any person who for another person and for a fee, commission or other valuable consideration, or with the intention or in the expectation or upon the promise of receiving or collecting a fee, commission or other valuable consideration, does any of the following: sells, exchanges, purchases, rents or leases, or negotiates, or offers, attempts or agrees to negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, rental or leasing of any real estate, or lists or offers, attempts or agrees to list any real estate, or buys or offers to buy, sells or offers to sell or otherwise deals in options on real estate, or advertises or holds himself out as engaged in the business of selling, exchanging, purchasing, renting or leasing real estate, or assists or directs in the procuring of prospects or the negotiation or completion of any agreement or transaction which results or is intended to result in the sale, exchange, purchase, leasing or renting of any real estate.As I said before, there is not a millimeter's worth of wiggle room in there.Right now, I'm working with a young couple who is selling their home here in W.

Try TD Bank, Pen fed Credit Union, US Bank, Summit Credit Union, National Exchange, Port Washington, Newburgh State, Verve Credit Union and Choice Bank. 

It's a trade-off: You're getting zero vacancy in exchange for taking on some additional risk with regards to/out move-in inspections and damages.

In exchange, I did all the work for the listing (photos, listing narrative, etc).