It’s a business don’t make it personal. a business that is not personal is a corporation that has multiple stakeholders like Blackstone.

My overall goal is to become financially free(so is everyone else's most likely) and to own multiple units.

If you have multiple offers on the house it may work against you because everything will have to be fixed prior to closing and the sellers usually go with a flexible buyer.

I’ve seen multiple listings in that price range. 

Looking to set up a multiple member/partnership LLC to begin investing.

We use Hostaway to manage multiple properties listed on Airbnb, VRBO, etc. for ours and other owners as well in our local area. 

multiple agents/brokers friends, family etc...

I was able to sell multiple homes in my first 6 months but recently came to a halt in finding leads. 

@John Chason I have owned multiple properties of similar size in both asset classes. 

Regarding lenders, see the following report for a list of lenders originating 203k loans, broken down by state and total volume:https://apps.hud.gov/pub/chums/f17fvc/F17FVCY-20200701.txtLooks like the top lender is "Primary Residential Mortgage" but that there are a number of big players in the Baltimore area.