If you get in with a locked in company that's in it for the long haul, your success and being taken care of are gonna be pretty high. 

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

It provides valuable market data that offers insights, unlike the free version that offers none.

There are several lenders that will lend 80% of the appraised value, but for that high leverage point, most (if not all) lenders will require an appraisal. 

Check out investor lift, there are sometimes good deals on there, but make sure you vet the area and try to get a due diligence period on your offer, a lot of the times you can trust their ARV or their take on the condition of the home.

Do they offer to help you collect or file a claim against them?

Risk entails everything from lawsuits to lack of diversity in investments to low rates of return to high exposure to vacancy (more units theoretically lowers vacancy exposure).

Quote from @Jed Butikofer: Unfortunately, it takes money to make money.With high prices and high mortgage rates, cash flow is difficult to find and we may not see a return to the 2018 market for a while.

During this time, I found myself unemployed and having difficulty finding a new job due to not completing my degree or having formal training beyond high school or military.

NAR Says - Existing home sales fall to lowest level in nearly 30 years and Median housing prices rose to a record high"The National Association of Realtors released data that showed existing home sales declined to the lowest level since 1995 last year, with 4.06 million homes sold on an annual basis.Meanwhile, the median home price median home price rose to a record high of $407,500 in 2024."