This of course may not be in every case but if you not experience it will most probably turn out not really being in your own interest to attempt to do a lot of the work yourself or by using cheap unskilled labor. 

Of course, marketing to an investor who doesn’t really want much work, might even get you a better deal!

Once you find the right fit, it's best to stay with that relationship, but when you're getting started, recommend putting in some legwork to find the best option.Best of luck to you and I look forward to following your journey!

If your next investment is in Greater Boston, you need all of your ducks in a row sooner rather than later, so you can move fast when something is a good fit.

How your 401K fits into meeting your financial objectives during that time would depend on a wide variety of variables.

You have to fit in banks box if you're thinking a bank.

I’ve been going back and forth between whether I want to wait until I have the funds to purchase a property for this purpose vs obtaining a lease and subletting that property when I am not in town (with landlord permission of course).

I will of course do a background check on potential tenants.

I've considered investing in a paid mentor but I've heard so many mixed reviews about going that expensive route and a lot of those courses offerings by out of state gurus are one size fits all and not everything can apply to a state like NY.

Bad tenants shouldn't effect the physical occupancy numbers...only the economic occupancy %...unless of course the area is bad.