I read an article about one of these top 'influencers', and this guy literally spends 10-12 hours per day story lining his upcoming videos, planning out the settings and props, figuring out his marketing, etc.

Duplexes are probably too expensive but fourplex prices have stabilized at reasonable-ish prices for a long term hold.https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/10185/103223-kill...

However - DSCR Loans are "LLC friendly" so can raise that capital through a partnership/LLC format.This article published here on BP may help - sharing it here:Short-Term Rental Loans: What Are the Options and How Do DSCR Loans Stack Up?

BP wrote an article addressing this (don't recall where).

A lot of these blogs I am reading are from out of state with very low cost of living so I think If someone from this area could answer this, it would be very helpful for me.So my husband and I are currently living in one unit for the past 4 years that is part of a triplex/multifamily property in Belmont Heights in Long Beach, Ca.

Look up articles on BP about sourcing off market properties.  

Quote from the article: "Texas cases don’t necessarily have a good and distinct and succinct definition of ‘squatter,’” said Adams.

If anyone has resources (articles, guides) for analyzing multifamily properties, I'd love to check them out!

@Tamika Howard, perhaps this article will help you:https://www.bhg.com/home-improvement/electrical/how-to-check...

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books for this or you can learn by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.