Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

We worry about the hassle of dealing with properties in poor condition and not building enough equity.

What’s your priority—maximizing cash flow now, or focusing on long-term wealth building?

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

He ultimately refi’d into a loan that felt hefty at first, but it freed him up to add another unit in the building.

On a pre-1900 build I often see them filled with mortar, at least here in Milwaukee.

If I only plan to build new detached units (no alteration) and no demolition, I should be able to use SB9 right?

You will want to insure a number of things as an MTR landlord: your interest in the building itself (owner's policy), your contents (owner's policy), your interests if a renter or guest is hurt on-site (landlord policy), and possibly flood, wind, lost-income policies.

Playing sports isn't forever and I know a 9-5 isn't for me, I am very much desiring to get ahead and learn how to build wealth from all those smarter than me! 

I would guess that you have little or no experience running any kind of STR, and now want to get that experience on the back of someone else's investment, with little or no personal skin in the game, and that's not a good way to build an investment portfolio.