They guy who had never invested in real estate had no chance. 

There's a good chance the issue(s) you face has already been discussed and answered.Ask questions in the appropriate forum.

More doors means less vacancies and it might motivate you to save up and buy a new SFR when you are ready to settle down.

Quote from @Jaycee Greene: Quote from @Mark Daniels: I know in residential lending you can get a HELOC to borrow a down payment to buy another property.

-The right “how” will attract the right “who” and discourage and weed out the wrong “who”.Me and my property management team developed the a 40-Point Complete Household System to not leave the “how” to chance.

Groovy @Stephanie Medina good luck and keep us posted on your progress.These sorts of things are problems that no one really things about when buying a property and it is something that should be in their mind.

Sub2 is a risky strategy for a long term buy and hold as the longer the deal structure stays in place, the higher the chance that issues will arise (like issues with the loan servicer, insurance, seller filing for bankruptcy, seller dying, seller realizing their DTI ratio and ability to buy their next property is negatively effected and becoming upset about it like in your case, due on sale clause being called, etc.).

If you have some capital, income, and decent credit, buy a 4-5 bedroom house and rent bedrooms. 

I want to minimize my leverage as much as I can for my first one, just to give me the best chance of success.Got it, @Geoff Engel!

. $450k-$500k Purchase price you will have a chance to cash flow a few hundred bucks in Colorado Springs but it won't be much.