Quote from @Victor Yang: If I gift a house, what amount will go towards the lifetime gift limit, the amount i purchased the house for, or the current FMV?

Understand Realtor (Agent) Fees- In Germany, real estate agent (Makler) fees are typically paid by the buyer and can range from 3-7% of the property purchase price, plus 19% VAT.- These fees are due at closing and are part of the overall transaction costs.6.

I know for example we can fund up to 90% of the purchase and 100% of the rehab when we're funding the purchase and the rehab.

I definitely wouldn't sign a purchase agreement before seeing the property.

He knows nothing relevant about this purchase. 

Did you build that or purchased from somewhere?

Your rental pool is larger with smaller rents than with a SFH.  

My goal is to purchase my first property between now and mid to late 2025.

For path #2, you mean purchase & renovate a 3-5 unit building right?

When you say multi family properties do you mean 2-4 units or larger apt complexes?