People will literally pay more to take care of less (newer, more "luxurious").We would definitely be buying this home to live in - what did you mean by "house hack a multi-family property"?

So based off this calculation I determined that my portfolio is strong enough to move on with my expansion plan into a new market.Business expenses as % of total expenses : 70%   1) Fixed Expenses:        a)Monthly Mortgages: 45% b)Property Taxes: 18.7%c)Utilities Expenses: 14.8% d)Licenses & Insurance:  5.4% 2) Variable expense - Water bills + repair expense : 16%  Personal Expense as % of total expenses: 30% My monthly living expensesa)Housing: 39.7% b)Child Care: 25.4%c)Living expense: 22.2% d) Food: 7.9 %e) Insurance: 4.8Income 1) Total Income - 100%  A) Rental Income: 42%  B) Wage income (W-2) : 26 %  C) House Flipping Revenue: 23%  D) Property Management Revenue: 5%  E) Stocks/Dividends: 4% Please let me know if you would like help walking through this process as it has been super helpful to understand my financial situation or send you the spread sheet I used.  

Who handles yard care?

Careful you might find it addicting.Bill Chase of Chase and ChaseJeff Charlow of Master Title and EscrowMichael Gross in Bethesda MDAnthony Onwuanibe of Golden Trust Title.

I'm a strong believer in keeping your people first and while the goal is to be able to have financial freedom so that I can travel around the world, I want to be able to make sure that I take care of home first and give back.I found a meetup in the next couple weeks actually and I am so excited to attend and network!

The $1,000 a month is a bit much though unless he does EVERYTHING, including leases, turnovers, evictions/court, lawn care, etc.

It’s amazing how many people with no experience care to respond and have no earthly idea what they are talking about.

These guys take care of all my rentals, and I can not stress enough how professional, efficient, and trustworthy they are.

I learned how to stay within a budget how to select the right finishes for the price point of the house and how to pre-market it when neighbors walk by and stop to talk and every time you're at Home Depot which was right around the corner.

I would almost say that of the four areas you listed, you should strongly consider focusing on which one is closest to you.I would also say to be careful about partnerships.