When house-hacking, I would choose the market that you're already living in.

Looking for targeted courses on large multi-unit commercial/residential investing. 30-200 units. 

A better approach might be to find a REI Association in the area(s) and ask other investors for their recommendations - it's not uncommon to choose a different appraiser depending on the type of property (residential vs commercial MFH vs. office or industrial) and the objective of the appraisal.

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

If you choose this route, make sure to have clear, written agreements in place and maintain a professional landlord-tenant relationship.

“I had to choose the rent, or still being able to work so I could pay rent,” she said.

However, as others suggested, you may want to also consider hiring a property manager.Should you go the route of registering an LLC you could always choose to use a registered agent for anonymity on the LLC.

I also like the fact that some of their veterans have been through a full market cycle in multi-family space.

YES, I say LET THEM GO HOMELESS, too damn bad, YOURE CHOICE, I really don't care if you have to live in a tent that you bought by selling your blood, YOU CHOOSE THAT PATH. 

We get commercial financing through small regional banks who often require us to make rent deposits as a condition of our loan agreement so we 'choose' whichever bank gives us financing.