Doing it by yourself with minimal assistance. 2.

Some hard money / private investors have minimal loan amount restrictions. 

You can do this every year if you want, its a great strategy to buy homes with minimal down!!  

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I understand most of the interest rates we have now are minimal so we will likely keep paying the minimum balance each month.

You want low maintenance-so go with a house that needs minimal work to rent it long term. 

After the renovation is complete and you're renting the unit, not having to worry about tracking physical keys is a super convenient perk for residents/guests, and also has the added benefit of minimizing the amount of lockouts and other headaches you'll potentially have to deal with later on down the road. 

The additional garage fee was minimal ($100.00 extra per month).

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I think self management would be very doable for you and your spouse provided you either buy decent units or get them renovated quickly minimizing the need for time consuming repairs.