I would figure out my mission and vision and what drives me prior to taking the plunge!  

Normally the buyers do not have the vision of what you are going to do to the property so you never really get the sale. 

Because the individual is following a vision of themselves that will change with time, or perhaps a fad or someone else's dream for them.

Unfortunately most people in business don't have the vision or understanding of the entire business processes for any given business they are participating in. 

As an investor & owner of a property management business myself I have a slightly different vision on some things.

Effectively, if you are not going to spend the time and money to try to source off market deals (which are never guaranteed "good deals") you need to have a vision of a property that is beyond what the retail buyer pool will see to find any real margin.

You mentioned deducting the interest if using a business entity, I get that, basically a business tax write-off, my original “vision” for my family a group of 25+ may require a different approach given that many of them may not even qualify for a WL plan as many don’t have stable income or may simply not make enough at their current jobs to afford the monthly premium payments.

Explore options like rent increases, expense reductions, or leveraging other income sources to cover the shortfall.Long-Term Vision: Consider your long-term investment goals carefully.

That is my longer term vision I want to grow more and more of. 

I am a very active investor in the region and never even looked in some of the area mentioned here - not because investing in those places is wrong or bad - but because they did not make sense for my personal strategy, risk tolerance, vision ...