Given the fact that people say "ethics" and usually mean "saint, loving and caring to all as Jesus of Nazareth was", the very idea of such "ethics" can't exist in the business environment.

Find something you are comfortable with because you have done strong due diligence.

Get out of your comfort zone.

Paying interest is better than not being able to access your money unless you can comfortably take a 100k swing in your finances.

This is something that can be managed with the right dynamic pricing software.Question 2 - No the cleaner should be able to act as the Resident Agent as long as they are comfortable with the responsibility.Hope that helps! 

So far I've read that it may be difficult to get some of the irrs that are marketed since there has been a bull run across real estate with a low-rate environment the last decade and I would love to hear thoughts.- What are the "usual" investment minimums for a deal?

I would like to stay in an area I'm familiar with until I get comfortable with the entire process.

However, I am in constant communication with banks and in this environment I more often hear banks take the position of we want to see a depository relationship of XYZ percent of the loan amount in order for us to lend you real estate funds rather than take the position of offering better terms than other borrowers because of your depository relationship.  

At the moment I have about $30,000 that I could comfortably invest into something.

At that point, I felt comfortable moving forward on house hacking.