Quote from @Paul Azad: Beautiful property Blake, and great growing area, i drove through a few years ago, amazing scenerey and perrenial vacation spot, would you feel comfortable sharing the structure of the syndication for the investors, fees, projected IRR, or time weighted avg returns etc from a potential passive investor perspective?

If the only MFH options you're finding are in areas you're not comfortable with, it might be worth focusing on a duplex in a better neighborhood.Saving up for a larger property later is a valid approach too, but keep in mind that real estate tends to appreciate over time, and waiting might make it harder to enter the market later.

It really depends on the investor, their comfort level and goals. 

Get out of your comfort zone.

Does that make you feel comfortable?

It's comforting to know I don't have to obsess about reviews. 

Trade some comfort for financial stability.Part of attaining financial success is being simultaneously optimistic and paranoid. 

You can really pick where you want to be on the "comfortability to profitability" scale here where I felt like those options in most markets were limited. 3) it's a great place to live all-around.

You don’t have a large enough portfolio of houses for a lender to feel comfortable without a personal guarantee. 

Get out of your comfort zone.