Any thoughts on how to choose - what metrics to evaluate, resources to read to help? 

They do everything for you (payments, taxes, insurance coverage) - the website and app are easy and functional and you can vet your guests!

The Rental Owners Association of Lane County has a membership of over 1,300+ rental owners, representing over 20,000 rental units(from single family to multi-story complexes). 

Multi family is the most stable but also is more profitable than Single Tenant Triple Net Lease properties. 

This was hilarious and reminds me of a NYC apartment, not a multi in Ohio - (they put the shower in the living room, and you can't open the oven all the way in the kitchen, absolutely ridiculous).I will look on a map to see where Troy is and see if there are any meetups near you.

Many investors who are in a similar position in my market (another HCOL/tenant friendly area) choose 1 of 3 options.1.

Definitely great price for the functions it has! 

Where the title company is also the escrow company and Attornies do not do closings generally speaking on low end SFR type deals.If your buying multi million dollar commercial many times buyers will engage an attorney in those I just closed on last month like that I was a principal  and my wife was the Broker.

After investing $47,000 in thoughtful renovations, we transformed the property, enhancing both its functionality and appeal.

So I just bought my first property (4 unit multi family).