@Bob Asad I like the individual sub account method escrow account, but there are multiple different ways to hold security deposits and multiple laws in different states.

With the right PM (I always recommend connecting with multiple who specialize in the types of properties you're buying), they should be able to help you stabilize the property and hopefully keep the tenants for multiple years. 

I really like having multiple opportunities to make income from 1 property, including a worst scenario of converting all the units to LTR. 

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

House hacking seems like the best strategy for me.My goal is to purchase a single-family home in Maryland, D.C, (from lurking I've heard D.C was terrible for investing) or Virginia with multiple rooms where I'm making monthly payments similar to what I pay in rent and other charges ($2000-$2500).

I felt like checking a little bit more so I ran a proper background check on her and was shocked to find that she has multiple felonies including jail time.

Others prefer to get their information and resources from multiple sources over a longer period of time.

I recommend talking with an experienced broker who can help you shop multiple lenders  

Given this was our first time purchasing an investment property, working with a partner on a cash deal, and understanding how to get FSBO deal completed, we had to learn a ton and ran into multiple challenges.

Listing on multiple platforms does affect ranking by platforms but not as much as you think.