The key is knowing how to force a seller to comply with the agreement.

The app doesn't allow rent by room, so I am sort of forcing it.

In the end I was forced into the HELOC.

You do not "learn more" with a duplex or quad that will help you get into 20+ units, then you can learn from a SFR, other than you will be forced to deal with more tenants, faster, which, I guess, is learning a lot about what owning property is like.

😂Plenty of lovely folks there, plus it's where Cannon Air Force Base is located, but we soon discovered that just having a base nearby didn't necessarily make for a lively real estate market.Shortly after that, we adopted our MUCHAS criteria:M - Near a military baseU - Has at least one college or universityC - Has a Costco or equivalentH - Has a hospital ranked at least as a Level II Trauma CenterA - Has a commercial airportS - Has a Sprouts (organic grocery) or equivalentThis has led us to look at often-overlooked markets like Lubbock, Texas and Augusta, Georgia.May be worth a look for you as well!

No PM wants the state digging into their records, so it will usually force them to contact you and negotiate a settlement and make your complaint go away.If that doesn't work, then I recommend you contact an attorney.

Mine are still young where I don't want to force direction but rather see how they react to things.

We have found that setting our expectations about what we want is helpful (financial performance, level of renovation we can handle, forced equity opportunities, number of bedrooms, etc) and then waiting for a deal to materialize. 

Nothing feels forced.

If you’re okay with moderate negative cash flow as a "forced savings plan," that’s fine, but I’d advise setting clear boundaries on how much loss you’re comfortable with per year.