Buy and hold down the road.

I know some regular conventional investment property loan programs have certain rules about this but does Fannie Mae?

I am trying to figure out whether the quality of renters and level of crime in the area would make it a good place for Class B quality buy and holds.  

Consider holding 1-2 units slightly below market ie. $50-$100 a month.

The tenant is less likely to trash a place or violate the lease if you hold a large chunk of money. 

😱If a person closes prior to, they need to hold back a substantial amount of funds in escrow.

She’s for real estate (I think market is over inflated) but in the past we use it for rainy day fund vs holding $ for repairs as well as acquiring property via cash to rehab and sell.Regarding equity shares I would read the fine print as from what I have read you basically are selling your sole to those companies for a small payout to start but giving up a ton of equity

While we both work regular 9-5's, we wanted to do this on the side until we can turn it into a full time thing.

And schedule regular visits. 

It's an investment and no one can guarantee what the future holds.