Aside from those who would just choose real estate because they would love it regardless of the upside, it has to be considered in the context of other investment and wealth creating options.Real estate hands down offers the best opportunity for the average person to build wealth.Could I build wealth faster in the stock market?  

This would then allow you to generate equity at a faster rate with your active income (profession) along with your passive income.But with your situation and scarcity of good deals for MFH around your location, the path you're choosing would be understandable.You just want to ensure that you have budgeted correctly and set aside enough for maintenance costs to the SFH on top of the mortgage and living expenses.

Talking to a few people on the phone can accelerate this process much faster and this will help your ROI.good luck!

Age, height, weight, marital status are included in Michigan.

And found two other crews that are 10 times faster, do better work, and are actually cheaper to boot. 

In my opinion most business owners don't put enough weight in the way their companies are represented through design.

I also do like the idea of building equity at a faster pace, especially if I wanted to exit the property before the loan fully amortizes.

A key is getting with a brokerage that understands you just want to invest and not make being an agent your career.They might not want "dead weight" at their company or spend time training when you don't produce a return back for them.

Your not crazy at all....taking actionI suggest using your equity to fix and flip...it would get you away from that job faster...and you can keep your beatiful home....Most credit unions will go up to 90% LTV...90k in equity can get you that down payment to get alot of hard moneyGood luck guys

And perhaps the best overall "exit strategy," aside from seller (underlying loan/s) or owner (owned outright) financing, in some instances... and much less potential 'liability,' with a faster turnaround time, so ultimately quite profitable, iF you properly 'vet,' preqaulify and then credit repair, etc. so 2/3rds to 3/4s plus can 'qualify,' and CLOSE in 12- 36 months, or so!?