Totally agree Steve, but slow and steady isn't in vouge these days for tech firm lol. 

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Going conventional avoids the FHA inspection and some of the differences in mortgage insurance that may not be desirable.

If your goal is to be a real estate investor, then I highly recommend you learn/study/live an actual RE investing strategy like buy and hold (which can be straight landlording, house hacking, BRRRR) and can be done in single family or multi family or you can flip or develop properties (but that too is a job and income stops when you stop flipping).Not to discourage you from your wholesaling desires, but think long and hard as to how and why you came to such a decision and know it is NOT RE investing.

Maybe tax abatements during the stabilization, anything to lower my costs and the city add to the desirability of the area.

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You may want to inquire into the firm's experience with real estate clients, how they can add value to you, pricing, communication, etc.

I can ask these but I am firm i am gonna keep this property for 10+ years looking at rent + appreciation potential.

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You can also check out bigger firms like Civic Financial, Lendinghome, PeerStreet, etc.