Multifamily rentals help add the extra protection against vacancy and they typically always debt service themselves.You can also focus on amenity style homes or locations to increase your STR ROI and focus on either turn key or TLC properties to speed up the ARV potential.

For smaller multifamilies, you might be competing with non-investors.

So wanted to hear from some owners or property managers who can share their experience if non suncadia pm properties rent well and hire their numbers look. 

Then when you pay your mortgage every month to your mortgage servicer there is a field you can add extra every month for your escrow. that way the next year your escrow account will not have to double up to catch up. 

Please let me know if this is a need for you and we can schedule a time to discuss services. 

What if they lose the EMD because they don’t have a valid cancellation reason,  or they miss a deadline or miss a line that says all EMD is non-refundable.

All the above references owner occupied residences, Federal law has no prohibitions concerning due on sale in non residence situations.  

Are there services that you could shop around for to save money?

It is going to be a DSCR loan (debt service coverage ratio).

The houses are expensive, the rents haven't caught up, the int rates are through the roof, and the rent alone cannot even cover the operating expenses and debt service, nevermind turn a profit.