Maple Grove, STMA, Dayton but Dayton and Rogers are laggards in the school system where STMA and Maple Grove are literally famous school systems. 

Would likely have to have a larger plot to account for growth vice a vertically- scaled arrangement (I'm thinking like condominium-style where the real estate is multi-story).

The property would be a multi family that me and my wife would live in one unit and rent out the rest.

I've taken a couple real estate courses but Big Pockets is the best and I have been binge watching for the last 2 weeks and im super excited to start investing im looking to do the Brrrr strategy and looking to pick up small multi family properties and possibly off market flips. 

I stopped paying the 1%+ and my principal finally started to decrease, significantly.My suggestion is that you ask brokers for recommendations that are in the area where you are purchasing your property and keep calling banks and save thousands of dollars you can use to invest for your next purchase.Two things:  Your broker wasn't getting rich on a 1% commission and the 1% you paid to your broker didn't keep your principal from decreasing; it was probably the cash out he got you (and at a higher LTV than the bank would lend you I might add).Banks and brokers each have a place in the lending arena.StephanieMy broker got rich just from my investments and he was purchasing more multi-unit properties that myself.

I’m a new investor and looking to invest in a small multi family.

I'm not into Sub2.In MN when using the SOS "fast-file" online system to form a LLC it states, CLEARLY but often missed by people, Single member LLC's are a disregarded entity and legally held as sole proprietor for all legal purposes.

Answers: (1) The US legal system, that's why.     

You could easily buy land that is zoned for multi-family and find a lot where you could build 4-8 townhomes.

I like TurboTenant for it's simplicity (and I'm pretty sure it's still free..)I have a client who is a smart-computer-guy not unlike yourself, he has a system for analyzing deals in bulk.