With your budget, you could potentially house hack or grab two smaller properties to diversify your investments. 

You may not get the same tourist volume as Pigeon Forge, but you’ll attract a more consistent, quality guest base.If you're leaning toward an MTR, healthcare contracts and university housing demand will give you a steady stream of tenants.

The right idea is going to be the bread and butter.1) Ideal location2) Quality properties over quantity of properties3) 1.25x DSCR4) Intention to hold no less than 8, but ideally 12+ years.5) Sufficient cap reserves6) Mechanisms to enhance cash flow(via alt investing or house strategies).7) Liability protection through no PG loans(if possible), LLC formation, property management and being a diligent landlord.8) Invest deeper, before wider.Now if you're talking where to invest, different information.

To find someone, I’d start by reaching out to local rehab centers or recovery organizations as they often know operators who are looking for housing.

He is selling his house and the "home inspector "  says the deck wasnt built to code .

If you are purchasing that MF property for $1 mil then you can use the 3 units as your replacment for the 1031 exchange ($750K of value) and live in the last unit ($250K of value).An awesome way to house hack your way up!!! 

The housing market in my area has never settled down. 

So I offered to pay for the flight, if they returned a clean and empty house.

My interest are house flipping and the BRRRR method.

Remember a house is a house.