Buy a fourplex so you have a place to live and three rentals to cut your teeth on.

A good strategy would be to start with maybe three T12's From approximately the same Number of doors in the same market your intended purchase will be. 

Your solutions are contradictory and are equivalent to clicking your heels three times to solve your problems.

I currently have 3 rental properties and now want to move on into fix and flip...Joseph, it's great that you're looking to expand into fix and flips, and having three rental properties already gives you a solid foundation.

This extra year gives property owners more time to schedule inspections and make necessary repairs.Key Points:Applies to multifamily properties with three or more units.Covers balconies, decks, and elevated elements made of wood or similar materials.Inspections must be completed by licensed professionals and repeated every six years.Hazards identified must be repaired promptly.With the extension, now’s the time to plan ahead.

It’s part of the qualification criteria, and any problematic tenant should be revealed by speaking with two or three prior landlords.

.: Quote from @Adrian Clapp: I've invested in 20 syndication deals over the past three years.

I have three right now that its time to get rid of as they do not fit our model nor do I want to take the time to continue to manage these (even with a PM).

We (developer and all of us as consultants) were sued over this PE three years later, which I mostly believe is because they realized they had no 'proof' of the PE beyond the fact that we had shot holes in their AP until they acquiesced to PE.

MLS hands down will get the seller the best price in the market at the time. on having these in 3 markets I got to think finding a buyer to buy all three is going to be near impossible.