Also as someone who was 22 and just starting out, with no one experienced I could talk to about RE investments, I really did want an agent who I could talk to. I

What people are referring to is house hacking.

How to make it a win-win, as you pointed to, is what I am trying to figure out.

So they have different procedures and policies that I had to adjust to. I

The only thing I would add to others responses is; I don't feel there's a need to run a background check and screening process when the tenants lease is up, unless there is information or reasons to. I

Subject To is where they transfer the house to you and you take over their existing mortgage.There's a great book in the BP bookstore that explains the different ways you can finance a property.

@Nzinga Young I would go to Europe or far away places that aren’t easy to get to. I

What I'm referring to is such professionals as property manager, insurance and loan broker, attorney, accountant and etc.As for ways to find such properties, read up the following articles: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/how-to-find-off-market-multifamily-dealshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/10-things-investors-should-know-before-jumping-into-multifamily-housing

You can have up to (I think) 35 non accredited investors in the fund.

Again, it's been said, this gives you flexibility and you can pay it off like a 15 if you wanted to.  I