$650k won't go very far for a multifamily.Most multis in MoCo are in Takoma Park which has extremely restrictive rent control.

HOA can be too restrictive and can change the ruled on you and add even more fees.I would steer clear of HOA properties.

Perhaps a family member, who owns real estate can partner with you to get around the first time buyer restrictions with DSCR lenders.

Common locations for supply lines to fail are where male threaded galvanized pipe is threaded into brass or copper valve and fitting bodies  (due to galvanic corrosion)  and hot water lines will rust up so badly as to start restricting water flow or begin leaking a decade or two before the cold side fails similarly.   

I'm open to STR (lots of restrictions with these in NOLA) and MTR's but have no experience with either. 

.- What you're using it for (Marketing, Ad Listings, Email Campaigns, etc..)- How it's going for you- Learning Curve- Time savings- Any increased improvements in your business as a result- Etc... 

Its oaky so far, 2 months in and I got a listing appointment out of it so that was cool and I do add all of them into my CRM with a drip campaign so I might know better after a year. 

As of now Costa-Hawkins prohibits rent controls between tenants (is that restriction ends as tenant leaves) in California.

I would happily give limited and restricted access to renters and not bother. 

With my new direction I am looking to put my effort and $ into marketing via direct mail and phone campaigns and create a website mostly for credibility.