I would highly suggest starting with a rougher but livable/rentable multi so that you can learn and make money without all the downsides.

Without a job, no money to invest.These are great suggestions Caleb, much appreciated! 

If cash flow is your goal, you might look into areas like Jonesboro, Forest Park, Lithonia, or Stone Mountain, where RTP ratios tend to be higher these are just a few areas I'd suggest.

-when figuring rules of thumb regarding payroll cost per employee/position or things like repairs and maintenance cost, contract services, etc. per door in a specific market do yall suggest contacting a property manager to find out these numbers or actually using google or job listings etc. i thought about using chat GPT as well. any thoughts on this?

Outside of that, my suggestion is to do something really hard and/or interesting.

They might suggest transferring the title to an LLC after you complete the purchase.

But I would recommend to narrow your scope and decide what you want to do - and specialize, at least for now.Hi Marcus, thank you for the suggestion, I really do appreciate it! 

Has anyone ever heard of this or do you have any suggestions for a new MLO with no experience?

However, splitting the cost as Jeff suggested may get things fixed up quickly and keep the peace between both parties.

My suggestion.