I was hoping this was going to happen so I wouldn't have to take time out of my day to send in the BOI on all of my entities!

I would make sure however you are investing is clearly understood (see Norada search on BP). 

I have made 30 videos on how to do things and put them on a YouTube page for our tenants, sent it out on an announcement, etc.   

On an annual basis, the administration is mostly meeting minutes, resolutions, and annual filing of your 990, most of which can be outsourced depending on your budget.

They spend a ton of money on advertising their product and apparently have none left over to spend on product development.

Just like you, I leaned on BiggerPockets when I was starting out—super helpful!

I am not spending $40k on their next step, but this looked like a good investment ($1500 and a money back offer).

." - If you get creative on this maybe it's enough to the make the numbers work. 

This might be better if you’re uncertain about refinancing or want to keep more liquidity for other opportunities.Since you’ll move in 5 years, it really depends on how confident you are about refinancing.

For the past year, listening to podcasts, doing research, and debating when the right time to start this journey, we have decided to get over the fears and just focus on the analysis and dive right in.