The real competitor of ATM is bank branch, in terms of withdrawing cash.

It’s great that you’re looking to connect with local investors—it’s always helpful to learn from others’ experiences as you get started.As someone new to investing, one thing to consider is not limiting yourself to your immediate area.

A broker shall not be responsible for supervising, nor shall the licensee be responsible for operating, within the scope of the brokerage or within the requirements of this chapter, activities that would be considered property management, including leasing, maintenance, and repair, so long as the real estate being managed is "individually owned" or "entity-owned" as defined below:(1) "individually owned" real estate is real property in which the licensee holds an ownership interest; and(2) "entity-owned" real estate is real property owned by a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or trust, within which entity the licensee holds an ownership interest as an owner, trustee, partner, or officer, or in another beneficiary capacity.

And will be limited to really beat up duplexes or 2bd/1ba per a side duplexes. 

Our goal is to scale quickly and acquire as many properties as possible, with no upper limit on our ambitions.

Also seems that most brands have limited options for dressers, and those they do have are more concerned with having a trendy MCM look than being functional. 

Most will go to 80% of the value of your property, some limit to 70% max.

It provided loss of use coverage and high liability limits but at less than 50% the cost of the quote I got from Proper.

With the limited info, I would say #1 is your smartest option but there are a lot of variables missing.

Your limiting factor is the amount of INCOME you can do this with and for HOW LONG you can do it.