Also used the search function on bigger pockets because many times your question has already been asked so there may be more threads with alot more responses.

For just trying to get your foot in the door, these programs can help with what is the largest hurdle for most folks, which is the down payment.

Just make sure you have functioning gutters and downspout with extensions away from the house.

Too many repairs needed for a bank.COC is a function of cashflow.

I've toured it,   it needs cosmetics but is clean and fully functional and should be fine with conventional financing.  

It functions like the Series LLC, so you would just need to establish the DST once and then be able to establish "child series" for your separate assets.You would be able to place properties from separate states into this entity.

(For example: Tempe is home to the largest public campus in the country, so there is always demand for LTR.

Seniors would get pictures of seniors, and young hispanics would get pictures of... well you get the picture.You could also print letters and mailing labels from MS Word using the mail merge function - if you want to take the time.Do you already have your list?

I certainly increased my rent potential, and even more so the marketability, by adding nice cabinets and increasing the function.

You are moving into the largest and most competitive marketplace in the northeast outside of NYC, and even within that the super competitive Back Bay section.