Quote from @Cameron Masters: In my experience, cities are going to be much harder than working in unincorporated cities within the state that only follow county regulations.

Whatever approach aligns with your goals, I would hook up with a solid team focused on that investment strategy with the experience behind them—no need to pay your dues if someone else has and you can learn from them. 

@Johnny McKeonI'm not a CPA but my experience says, yes, you probably can.To avoid confusion it is helpful to separate out the concepts.REPS - Roughly, the requirements are minimum 750 hours active in real estate and those hours must exceed any hours in a non-real estate job.  

And others like to see a Podcast where the vetted experts are supplying their experiences and inputs, and you can listen. 

Also anyone know if you can list it on AirBNB as an experience not for overnight stays?

Would love to hear any advice or experiences!

To maximize my cashflow and gain landlording experience, I’d do STR and MTR in the other units, as well as the other bedrooms in my unit.

The other option is to find a partner with some experience and use that on the loan.

It has been my experience that HUD will accept the lower offer of no other bids are higher.

I’m not super experience but I do have a couple rentals.