In the more suburban areas of the City towards the County line, you may find smaller duplexes or 1930s craftsman/bungalows that are split into 2-3 units in areas where the values are much more affordable, but also not in the City center.

This is my personal opinion, which probably won't be popular.If you are worried about the cost of hiring an attorney to create a proper operating agreement for your LLC, you probably don't need an LLC, and if you choose to use an online site to create an LLC, you probably get the protection you paid for.

I plan to utilize some cash, margin loan, 401k loan, and a HELOC as a down payment.My first house hack (now an out of state investment) has a Zestimate of $530K, and I have $266K left on the loan.

Start with baby steps and simple projects and gradually take on more risk.

Hi @Michael Carlson if you have minute and would like to hop on a call we should. 

What is your price point and are you looking for turn-key properties or something along the lines of a "fixer upper"?

Gelbart: We are focusing on a very specific area to buy and hold multi-family rental properties.

@Jim Coleman Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Your Lender My suggestion to find #2 & #4 would be to go to the top of this page and click on AGENTS & LENDERS.

Look online for https://kscore.kw.com/.