These experiences all happened in a single afternoon without even actively trying, which really reinforces what you’re saying about driving around and door knocking.

Each contributed a third of the amount for down payment, since I'm single I'm moving into one of the units and we got it at 5% down.

That goes for condos and single family homes though. 

It’s a small single family three bedroom one bathroom unit, I bought it for cheap and plan on renting on the higher scale by making minor improvements such as flooring, fresh paints and of course new kitchen and bathroom

I'm looking to build a single-family house in Miami and interviewing architects. 

. $2.5-3M is about where agents starting requiring POF/Prequal for showings in my market (single family homes, for tenant-occupied MF it can be any price point).

However, with the market booming and prices high, I felt it was too risky to put all my chips on the table for a single property.

Every single part of this could have been avoided if you did even a little due diligence of your own.

I have been told LLC under 1 name as a single member LLC is less complex and less expensive etc preparation wise.

I think its the single best way to start.