I'm an active investor so I spend the time/energy in sourcing and managing my own rentals, I am also in a very favorable location to own rentals here in Memphis so I do it myself. 

I found this deal on the MLS and paid market value, I even increased my offer to get a concession from the seller to reduce my cash out of pocket and buy my interest rate down.

Alternatively, you could group higher-risk properties in one LLC and lower-risk ones together, reducing the burden.

Nice one on the energy clause!

Technically it's a house hack since you are reducing the expenses coming out of your personal pocket.

@Alexi Galica-CohenOk well since it looks like we are unlikely to qualify for the 2 out of 5 rule, since selling in September is impossible, do you have any recommendations that would help reduce the tax burden for the sale of the property?

This reduces the lender's risk and makes it easier to offer competitive rates.

Buy properties (in the path of progress) that need TLC and add value (rehab, raise rents, reduce costs, increase NOI).

Whether buying land to develop, buying existing Storage locations, reduce risk of over inventory of storage units in one market, TIME waiting for either land or a location to become available for sale, while we are trying to grow our business.Start small and MAKE YOUR BIG MISTAKES EARLY. 

The modern features and amenities can attract renters, and energy-efficient designs might help keep utility bills down.