:)The only beef I have with your post is that you are already assuming their is going to be beef between tenants and you are going to have to play peace maker.

You’ll live rent-free in one unit while the tenants cover the mortgage.Here’s the play: do it for 12 months, then repeat each year for 3 years.

To me it’s a challenging game, an intricate puzzle where if you learn how to play you get great results.

If your goal is to offset your mortgage with a house hack then Lowell would be a good bet, but if you're looking for a longer term appreciation play then the areas closer to the city would be better, although the offset from cashflow may be lower than what you're looking for.A good step for you would be to dig into specific areas more as @Lien Vuong noted above.

Quote from @John Williams: Quote from @Daniel McDonald: @John Williams like Bruce mentioned area is going to play a huge part. 

Owning properties through LLCs in their respective states avoids the need to register a foreign LLC, which adds costs and administrative requirements.If you plan to acquire properties across multiple states, you could create a parent LLC in Florida and have individual property-specific LLCs (child LLCs) in each state.

I have a good friend who has some great data on all the different neighborhoods - I am happy to share that with you.Also, if you don't have a lender already, I have some rockstars that I know like and trust.What sport do you play?

The trustee, borrower or bank can ensure you get your hand slapped hard for approaching the circumstance as a work-out or foreclosure fix it guy without a license or being an attorney.Let's say that we can approach the owner and be in compliance, which you can.You will not purchase a note as an individual investor from a bank that has started foreclosure by making an offer like that.You get a request from the borrower for the bank to sell the note in lieu of payoff as demanded.

I’d list them each empty and individually.

VA loans are typically meant for individual borrowers, not businesses or entities.