Fast forward 3 years... we’ve both built our credit, bought our primary residence, have two kids with a third on the way, solid middle class jobs, and some consumer debt.We were gung-ho to get going in 2019 after bonus and tax time to get a rental property finally.

., transfer the LLC shares to a Trust at a later stage to avoid probate), and any other advantage that may come up down the road.Then the other LLC would be with my wife, so we can operate it as a business - tax advantages to using pre-tax dollars to purchase consumables used to operate the AirBnB, and then for her to derive an income at the end of each month.

Big banks to me are only good for buying consumer products I probably shouldn't be buying in the first place.

You will benefit from the education and networking, but more importantly, you can position yourself as an expert in the multifamily nicheIntern for a multifamily investor: find an experienced investor who is currently doing what you want to do and proactively add value to their business for free to get in the doorStart small: start with an SFR to 4-unit and work your way upAs you will notice, all of these strategies are time consuming.

The 203k is by far the most time consuming.

@Jim Goebel I agree, it definitely takes away from the privacies of the consumers.

I wrote a blog recently about some of the overall trends and gradual evolution of the PM industry primarily focused on the evolving consumer services expectations.

The Lift The Ban group has paraded folks who've lost their rentals due to health issues, old folks who couldn't afford their rent in "their" neighborhood anymore, and a whole crowd of people in similar situations and things that have nothing to do with the cost of rent across the market.

The consumer thinks.

All the lease option/executory contract issues only apply to consumer transactions (intended for personal use and enjoyment; that includes 1-4 residential units).