I believe that connecting with experienced investors and fellow newcomers will be invaluable as I navigate this path.I am particularly interested in short term rentals, multi-family rentals, and possibly fix and flips. 

@Jim Bice that's a real possibility they will vandalize it.

We are planning to live in one unit and rent the other half out of a duplex, then rinse and repeat this process as many times as possible over the next 5-10 years.

Through the LLC structure it is possible to take advantage of the existing mortgages modified first at 4,125% 22yers and 1%, yes one percent, for 40 years.

My job every month is to operate with as little $ as possible in banks that pay nothing, getting every dollar possible into my money market accts earning 4%+.

Yes, it's possible to get an FHA loan with 3.5% down in the city, but your lender is right—there are some tricky hurdles, especially for multi-units.

When it’s sold I’ll post the entire journey start to finish with numbers.

Take it easy i am still a rookie and trying to learn all things possible.

It's a breach of the broker's fiduciary duty to his client (the seller) to bring in as many qualified buyers as possible in order to get the best price possible.Private agreements by the NAR will be no defense unless in the listing agreement between seller and broker.

There are so many "easy" decisions when you form an LLC that aren't really easy, and you need a good CPA to see your entire situation before they can give you good advice.