This will be a vacation home for my family and a STR when not in use by us. 

Multifamily homes interest me, as well as fix and flip, buying and holding single family homes, and possibly wholesaling.Thanks for taking the time to read, I look forward to connecting with some great people!

He told me that his family growing up was quite poor - he grew up in government subsidized housing.

You can drive around town looking for properties that looks distressed, put up signs, let your friends/family know you buy houses, look online, etc. 

I have found a family member that's willing to give me a loan for a rental property.

There are two important things to remember here: first, you cannot selectively pick tenants without children, as that is discrimination against families in the state of Massachusetts, and second, you really need to make sure you can afford to complete the lead removal prior to listing it.

I'm looking to build a 2500 sq ft two level ecofriendly single-family home which incorporates natural surrounding into the design, I'm trying to figure out what my cost should be for architectural plans: elevation, floor plan, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, etc.  

Hi all, I was wondering as a commercial property owner how to effectively challenge or reduce property tax hikes?

My goal is to make 75K annually within a year through the acquisition of multi-family properties.

Buy a multi-family (MF) property, live in one unit, and rent out the rest.