Using your $100K example, the 6% seller assist is far more valuable to this buyer than merely reducing the purchase price by $6K because the 6% seller assist is a $6,000 reduction in funds required to close whereas reducing the purchase price by $6K equates to less than a $200 savings (2.5% down payment + some incidentals).

You save up money, buy an investment property in a market you believe in, and hold it for 30+ years while managing it as best you can.

If there were a tech solution that solved the security problem or a human solution (licensees whose sole job was to open doors), that would be a positive, time-saving innovation.Again, for the many'th time, your referencing EXISTING things/business's as-if your planning to "invent" what already exists....... https://showami.com/ 

A cooperative house hack between you all would be a solid first one, but you need more savings.

No hidden fees.3) Proactive maintenance—Getting ahead of the problem is so important to save time and money for ourselves, the clients, and the residents.

You could ask that they put a year or so of savings into a separate account on which you have view access or receive a monthly statement so you can see they have the ability to pay future rent.They aren't going to last without other income or savings with income at 1.25x rent.

Should we somehow help her make it her property as a first time homebuyer since she is 18 and she has $6000 saved up?

I have saved up 10k and plan to keep saving but I was wondering if there are ways that anyone has used this amount of money to get started in real estate?

They get to save money on living expenses and we have a much higher yield then LTR's by far. 

I am nearing the end of my hardest flip and after I am complete I am finding a multifamily ASAP, save the cash flow and repeat.