You will want to know about financial analysis, how returns work, waterfalls, legal documents, liability protection, possibly 1031s, tax issues, SEC compliance and securities laws, proper reporting, forecasting, budgeting, property maintenance, etc.

Are you referring to the technical side of building and launching the website OR a service provider to create content that works with SEO and the design?

In foreclosure sales there are usually funding requirements (funding within a certain window of time) or title issues that aren't communicated up front that can complicate things.Happy to help where I can if you would like to talk.Thanks!

However, due to an issue with obtaining water rights in this area, it is looking like I may not be able to build a DADU.

Environmental or storm water control issues? 

My issue is I no longer live in the Boston area - the national ones who will do it (WF) are at 60% of LTV.I am looking for any and all ideas!

I assume once I get the 2 rentals occupied and start collecting rents, this will change the debt to income ration issue. 

I'd say again the biggest issue they face is not losing out on $10k equity because of bad negotiation but rather losing out on the solid deal because they seek the perfect one.

We have managed multi's before but I would avoid them like the plague. tenant noise issues, bug issues that carry unit to unit, smoking and the list goes on and on.if you have the stomach to deal with that and live around it more power to you but small multi's I would never consider buying especially in this market. in my opinion, they are the very first to get rent corrected in a down market because they are not as desirable in my experience as a large polished multi until complex or sfh.

He wants the property managed well so there's no issues and you need to be paid accordingly.