If you decide to move into one of the units, that could help with your personal expenses and ease some of the pressure, but ensure you account for all the fixed and variable costs in your projections.4.

Have you started going to in-person real estate investing meetups yet? 

This may border on mortgage fraud though if she gets a conventional loan knowing she intends to just hand you the title.What about a private lender that won’t make you sign personally?

.: Hi, I have  four sfr properties that I rent out for my personal income as well as a business investment. 

Quote from @Taylor Dasch: I feel like theres more opportunity in equity growth, but I personally am in the Median income area - I like to see a little cash flow and have good tenants.

Honestly, part of it is personal.

Usually this comes down to personal goals and preferences.

I personally think one night stays are not worth the risk.

There are definitely multiple options and some will allow for a set amount of personal transactions per year to waive commission splits.

I have been playing the multifamily game for almost 10 years now, and the GRM is one of my least favorite methods personally since it ignores so many important factors (steam boiler versus electric baseboard heat as an example).