Most brokerages I interviewed and know of don't even take on part-time agents because it is such a liability if you are not educated on the ever-changing laws and forms and you do something wrong within a transaction.

Start with your primary, rent out any spare bedrooms "house hack"Use that to practice upgrades, kitchen, bathroom, curb appeal... etcNow you have experience as a landlord and flipper, use that to buy a distressed propertyAdd 40% equity to the property through home makeover, refinance into a low cost mortgageNow you are cashflowing a healthy margin on a second property, use that to build equity over time, cashout later and buy your duplex/quad.If it's going to take you 10 years to save up a down payment for a small apartment building, yeah it makes more sense to start growing your portfolio with cheap SFR flips instead.Every market is different, every borrower is different, every property is different, it would be ill-advised to recommend anything without recognizing the individual's nuanced goals and objectives with their next acquisition.

Let us know how you make out. any descent landlord should immediately recognize the hazard to their own property and help to fix.  

Recognize that going out of state will come with a lot of learning and education; there's a cost for that of your time and if its better served educating out of state or spending it on the property.

More conflict, less desire to recognize he value of my experience and resulting success  He started a rehab Dec 1 and left to Europe today.  

I would interview a lot of brokerages and find one that works.

If you consistently analyze properties, recognizing a good deal will be much easier when it shows up.

I feel as though it is still very early times for Bitcoin and you won't find many if any lending institutions that will recognize Bitcoin in that way.

Recognizing red flags early are key to staying profitable.

I'm actually interviewing PMs and CO Hosts this week, and Handyman for installation of all the furnishings set to show up at the property in January.