Unfortunately, very few local Worcester residents can afford these properties, creating intense pressure on those who live and work in the city.

You can always start off on house hacking a multifamily in MI 1-4 units with min 5% down or 3.5% down for FHA.

You can also search Google and read reviews.

Can I ask what you are using the systems for?

I think most of us can agree that we do not invest in RE for 6% return.

And that usually steers me away from that zipcode because I have to imagine that my house can possibly be vacant for months as well. 

Can I ban smoking in the building, including common areas, mid-lease?

It sure can.

.)- We file our taxes as joint / married- Her tax deduction benefits from qualifying as a real estate professional from the STR can offset my W2 income. - She can use REPSTRACKER for thisI then of course have a plethora of other questions in terms of book keeping (tracking all purchases etc...) but I will save those for another time unless someone has the best offline resources I can start to learn from? 

Off market, value adds can produce good returns.