Seeing someone with bad credit, messed up financial, no job, putting the debt on his parent's account to pay for this program and hope to achieve a dream that he's most likely not achieve, really breaks my heart! 

When tenants aren’t able to achieve long-term success, they’re more likely to move out in search of a more favorable location. 

By utilizing one provider for both services, both can be aligned, customized to your portfolio’s needs which should achieve a better outcome overall.Real estate investing can be very complex and navigating taxes, compliance and insurance can be overwhelming and complex, deterring some people from expanding their portfolio or from investing at all.

That was my initial plan when I first started investing, but I was having a hard time finding a four unit. I

Generally if the unit is vacant the goverment may not move fast enough.

This would be like comping a SFH to a condo where you cannot rent the condo, you pay to rent the land for the condo, and you may need to move the condo unit. I

My experience has been the more units that you can tie into a property the better the cash flow is, although I will say that once the 5 unit is completed (renovating it myself) we will cash out refi it and I will make about $30-40k for my hard work.  

My goal is to achieve a good cash flow and rent out properties for a long time.

While the 1% rule might be difficult to achieve, appreciation and a livable flip might make sense for your goals.Greenville SC: This market has seen significant appreciation and demand over the last few years.

You could also put 25% down and buy down the interest rate to achieve the same.