Jim Dahle is an active investor in syndications and speaks a lot about REITs and other types of RE investments.

Any insight, positive or negative, would be immensely helpful.

I'm not aware of any doctor loan anywhere that allows for use as an investment property; generally speaking, that's not what they are intended for. 

However, this introduces a level of risk to the equation because now, as has been mentioned, instead of going to $0, you could end up negative big time! 

Negatives of this purchase: home does not cash flow or break even if I decide to move out of the top portion.

People getting laid off in similar companies like Coca-Cola, JC Penney and Sears will post the same negative reviews about a company and I completely understand that POV.

It depends upon how negative you think you're gonna go.I wish you luck.  

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

If you just hire the cheapest or first PMC you speak with and it turns into a bad experience, please don’t assume ALL PMC’s are bad and start trashing PMC’s in general.

But 3) Try multifamily specific brokers, crexi and loopnet, although 2-4 units maybe scarce. 4) A home equity line of credit is a good source of funds however it will generally make your overall monthly payments higher, so unless a deal is very solidly cashflowing, a HELOC may put you into negative cashflow. 7) Typically electric/gas are paid by the tenant - however this isn't true across the board.