Best thing you can do it to buy in good locations and have a good PM rent out the property to a qualified tenant. 

However, in the long run, I love the "buy a house a year" strategy (as a primary, for preferred financing) and just keep moving (pending that your spouse is on board with this of course, if you have one).

Down payment can be higher than primary, but the good thing is that you won't need that much income to qualify because lenders can you 75% of the market rents for the units of the property.

Depending on your exact setup it should be between $16-28k unless are doing some unique setup.Typically, we don't see panels getting broken into 125 and 50 it's usually just 100 across the board. 

If you're getting a lot of traction with prospective but qualified tenants that would like to view the unit - let them know the time that the leasing/showing agent will be there so they can view the interior.If they're going to lease the property for you - one to half a months rent is fair compensation.

Training board member's is just not in my niche.If you have a bent toward education or someone on your team, you will be an invaluable part of every association you manage.  

In November we have seen the same exact pattern – inventory increased, prices are dropping, and the time to procure a qualified tenant increased.

The last 10 -15 years have seen the introduction of many products that have made it much much easier for marginally qualified and even unqualified people to enter the arena as real estate syndicators.  

Even if there isn't a lease in place, underwriting can use market rents from an appraisal to qualify.

I'm on board 1000%!!!