You will gain a TON of knowledge and who knows - maybe you'll even find a partner or two.Knowing that there is a resource available to me that offers advice on pretty much any REI question has been a huge benefit to me and my business.Investing in multifamily properties by using as little of my own money as possible is my game.

Investing in multi family properties by using as little of my own money as possible is my game.

Also, you can increase revenue or rent by using a short term rental model which will change the negative cash flow dilemma.

They will usually throw out cash flow number based on yesterday and todays expenses and very rarely actually  are using a theoretical 50% expense ratio the majority of SFHs fall under.

What I was going to say is that hiring a good contractor for a flip is as crucial as placing good tenants if you are using a buy and hold strategy 

Have you considered using a Google Voice # to set up a voicemail message so you can screen responses and not have to personally take a ton of calls (i.e. call back the ones that interest you based on voicemail responses, also gives you a chance to research their property a bit more before you call them back).  

It will be a process, not just using a surveyor. 

Please tell us your "Good" experience that you have had using a wholesaler and making a lot of $ from their services.

They're usually very simple.If your lender is using a virtual appraisal, then I don't imagine you getting an extra one is going to do much.

Realistically, if you want to do everything the "right" way then you should be putting down 20-25% using a commercial/portfolio loan.