We only charge third-party fees like the appraisal and the borrower pays the vendor directly.

You have to separate the two.

For the property I purchase, I’d like to keep my monthly mortgage payments at $2,000 or less.I prefer a turn-key property since this is my first rental, and I want to start generating monthly cash flow immediately without the delay of repairs or managing two mortgages.

Consider using an FHA loan to secure a 1–4 unit property with just 3.5% down and take advantage of tax benefits by living there for at least two years.

There are two workarounds:1.

You might find it useful to attend a meetup or two just to learn how other folks got their start into the industry :) I host a small/intimate meetup once a month in LIC, check it out here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/1214850-meet...

I’ve found better results using my acquisition framework in the 10-50 unit space where there is one, maybe two owners.  

I had a unique perspective of how these two industries working together.While performing an inspection on a house, I got to chat with the seller and found he was a commercial construction superintendent for a large local company.

I have two books to recommend, one podcast, and then one more summit happening in person in May for syndication investors.

A serious accident with injured person requiring hospitalization can get to a million dollars in a month or two of medical care.Hence the efforts by asset protection specialists.For my part, I just use the LLC approach.