Depending on what the program offers, they could partner on deals with you, you could leverage their credibility, they can help you get financing on loans you would not be able to qualify for alone, and if the group has a network of people that collaborate you get access to awesome people all working towards similar goals.

In my definition of a "good tenant", they are people who work hard to have choices in life.

You need to find people who WANT to sell.

A lot of people are buying houses sub to where ownership of the property transfers to the buyer but the existing loan stays in the sellers name and the buyer just takes over payments. 

As others have commented - DSCR Loans tend to be a great solution for people in your exact scenario - fed up and tired of giant hassle and paperwork for conventional or bank financing - not worth the often pretty small benefit in rate or terms.Check out this article I published last year on BiggerPockets on what to expect documentation wise for DSCR Loans - they have become a nice blend between solid underwriting and doc sets needed, but not too much (and not too little like notorious "no doc" loans)https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/what-documents-do-you-nee...

Too many people think they can simply buy a property personally and then transfer it to an LLC.

I know a lot of people think the term "modular" is interchangeable with manufactured or mobile, but not here in the N/E.

I had a couple people ask me about funding the purchase & renovation, so I am familiar with the project.

People very rarely regret holding long term.

Attend meetups and meet as many people in RE as you can.