One of my son accompanied us to the financial planning session and he asked us several questions afterwards such as "Are each property going to be co-owned?

THe Fannin Co part of Morganton is fine as is Mineral Bluff. 

Just like you I have been thinking into mentorship programs and I have gone to Multifamily Mindset ($40K), Apartment Educators ($20K) which is based in Texas, and now I am looking into RE Mentor (mentor of co-founder of Multifamily Mindset) and it's a 3 day seminar for $1500 (but they end up giving you a *one time discount* if you sign up during the free 2 hour event for $995 but it is possible to sign up for their mentorship program through their website if you can't go to their free event).

I had 13 projects fall apart all at once cause a GC decided to start co-mingling all the money and fall into a ponzi scheme. 

Smoke alarm and CO alarm, I provide.  

This is in comparison to a rental where the government is not your co-signor.

Structure the agreement using tenants-in-common or joint tenancy, outline a co-ownership agreement, and consider financing options like co-signing the mortgage.

This is particularly true in areas close to tech hubs and co-working spaces.

We've only ever owned in the cities we've lived -- Denver and Colorado Springs.

Hi Lue, You meet the requirement, you would be what's called a non-occupant co-borrower.