@Chris Seveney - there are a couple of different things in play here, and while I can't speak to other's experiences w/ different RADD avenues, what I'm trying to get rectified here is the initial "Inner Circle" membership fee to be refunded ASAP.

:)The only beef I have with your post is that you are already assuming their is going to be beef between tenants and you are going to have to play peace maker.

I never had that come into effect on my single family home purchases since I never wanted to personally be on the hook for such a high mortgage, but I think it might come into play for an MFH. 

This plays into your relationship with the contractor - and I can tell you first hand that most investors don't want to sacrifice any of them.

Water - landlord plays in JC heights typically.

To me it’s a challenging game, an intricate puzzle where if you learn how to play you get great results.

RE is a long term play.

Going to take some time but I’m hopeful to help make downtown a place in excited to bring my kids to and for them to know their dad played a small part!

Quote from @John Williams: Quote from @Daniel McDonald: @John Williams like Bruce mentioned area is going to play a huge part. 

If your goal is to offset your mortgage with a house hack then Lowell would be a good bet, but if you're looking for a longer term appreciation play then the areas closer to the city would be better, although the offset from cashflow may be lower than what you're looking for.A good step for you would be to dig into specific areas more as @Lien Vuong noted above.