Great for personal residence but not for scaling.  

I personally know both @Jaclyn Cano and @Wale Lawal and can confidently say both are great and VERY Investor friendly!

@Mario Morales - Personally, I would do some research in your target market and search (even it on zillow) for 2-4 family properties and see what agent(s) seem to transact the most in that space.

Simplify the structure as much as possible, have clear roles and responsibilities that are not overlapping (meaning only one person is allowed to make certain decisions) and a clearly defined exit plan.

Right now, the best offers around me are for some 1.3-4 million, that only generated around 100k per year gross, so there would be a high chance of not cash flowing, and paying money, especially with a commercial loan (these buildings have more than 4 units).I was thinking that although the rental itself does not generate money, I would be able to deduct the mortgage interest, and depreciation from my personal w2 income and would be net positive.

Do you think using lexisnexis would work for skiptracing to find a person's phone number?

They actually have a licensed person in California.

We take a "whole person" approach.

If you wanted to fund a portion of the down payment would you suggest a hard money lender, personal loan, etc.?

This is my first personal mortgage so I'm trying to learn the game.