I have been able to find a couple of options for this setup though, they just require separate leases for each room and sometimes 2-3 months of rental receipts as well. 

I really appreciate the advice on attending a local investor group meet up.

A couple of days?

In the end, it would have made more sense to hire a couple handymen for a week or two than me spending 3 weeks installing flooring, base and case.

When you own a couple of units, the odds of there being unexpected vacancies that overlap each other are usually low, but when you acquire more and more real estate, the odds of tenants moving out around similar times increases. 

It's a winning combination of direct access to industry experts coupled with building lasting relationships and get direct feedback on your strategies in small-group format.

Definitely open an LLC if you haven’t done so already and once you have a couple under your belt, you will have lenders lining up for your business.

Working with a retiree couple right now in Carson City, and closing an 8 plex for a client down there in about a week. 

I attended the presentation but it ended without explaining that.

My wife and I just recently started investing in the past couple of years and have a MTR duplex in WI but have been contemplating the Duluth market.