It consisted of 4 Townhome style units with (2) 3 bed 1 1/2 baths and (2) 2 bed 1 1/2 baths.

The house is a 3/2 with an laundry room, garage conversion, and a din style living room added on.

I'm not interested in short term subletting Airbnb style but long term rentals. 

You could also go in that neighbourhood on your free time, drive around and get a feel for it, you could even knock on doors Grant Cardone style to speak to landlords about their experience.Also, a good thorough screening process is a good step to take towards eliminating bad tenants (Credit score, job, references etc.).

closing cost willl b around 40000 and hard loan cost etc what should I do  Those are not good comps for your house, they look much larger and much different style. 

He had absolutely no clues about some of the strategies that I had researched.Like every member of your team you will need to interview some to find the lawyer that will not only be knowledgeable on your field but also a good fit with your work style.

Is it most suitable as a rental or as a flip.

The home is not suitable as a investment rental income property.

Old style blogging is much harder to get found by these days.For a website (and all marketing) I would concentrate on something with lead capture so you have peoples' emails, and from what I hear the 'search for homes' leads may not be as powerful as leads you can get by offering, or at least also offering, something like a guide or a course or set of videos you've made to help people through the buying or selling process, etc.

I know the upstairs isn’t insulated very well and it’s a cape cod style home.