Hey everyone I’m currently pursuing my masters in Accountancy at Case Western and plan to work in real estate tax at a public accounting firm in roughly two years.

I am of the firm belief of doing well by your investors first and foremost. 

Career Architect with own firm for 40+ years (I'm old???). 

@Ray Tapay As for finding numbers like average vacancy rates and cap rates, you’d be better off contacting one of the larger property management firms in the areas you’re interested in.

And depending on the state, the title costs may be fixed, so going with a group directly affiliated with a reputable law firm has given me the best luck, and no difference in price.For financing, there should not be any issues, since you are not trying to take out MORE than you paid for it.  

You'd be looking at over 2k with my firm.

Once you know the process what all is required in the cost associated with permitting etc. then you can reach out to engineering firm to get a proposal and general contractors to get construction cost for the houses.

I have tried two different firms and they did not perform as advertised.

The rental growth rate from some of the institutional grade market research firms are putting out numbers as high as 7%/yr growth.

You have a management firm to manage your properties.