But, a fair deal and a good deal are two different things.

You'll find that rental property investing isn't scary at all and a great property manager can actually save you more money than they will cost!

There are some great meet ups in your area I'm sure and a lot of people at those meet ups are more than happy to chat and give ideas and answer questions.

I had similar with duplex and ended up having to foot the bill but it was determined the break was on my property and resolved with yard excavation and a fat repair bill. 

Even though the budget of the project will be about 4 times of where I was looking to start with a fix and flip, MF financing looks very encouraging and a silver lining.

If your looking to invest and learn about notes PPR may not be the right place as they are true mailbox $ and as passive as it gets (which is nice as well).

I have several opportunities to snag up a self storage complex and a 18 unit apartment complex on creative financing .

Off market deals usually have nonrefundable deposits and a clunkier process that isn't as suited for out of state people until they have good contacts in the area to evaluate the property (mostly contractors that feel comfortable evaluating projects for you).

This seamless transaction capitalized on strategic market insight and a prime opportunity.

It seems like you have some very solid goals of multiple income streams, and a well calibrated risk tolerance.