And forgive the novice questions!

Do you have any pointers, advice, and/or recommendations to novice investor trying to rent out properties out of state?

I thought it was funny and makes me think there have to be a lot of novice investors in the area for someone to be trying that... 

Multi-family is not "testing the waters"...Although you can start with less and get yourself a "pig" I would not recommend that as you are a novice and will run into problems with those.

I support the idea of helping people get back on their feet all while getting yourself potentially cheaper labor, but it really sounds too complex to make sense for a novice flipper.It sounds like you're trying to start a contracting company AND a flipping business at the same time.I'd recommend getting your feet wet with just doing a few flips first and go from there.  

Thank you all. 1 - I thought that "comps" don't apply to multifamily buildings. 2 - If a novice should practice daily deal analysis, then by everyone's advice here I guess I have to visit a multifamily unit every day?

I still consider my self as a novice landlord, and think that my lease seems a little weak. 

I'm a novice real estate investor with 3 rentals and have done about 5-10 flips over the last 3 years.  

This is especially true for novice investors. 

To a novice, it sounds like a good deal.