@Ray Dixon 5k is not enough, but I would connect with STR Investors in your area and offer help that way you keep building capital while learning more about the business. 

(BTW, just because they are complex, does not make the structures fraudulent or illegal.)In many ways, this comes down to a business decision. 

I am thinking about updating my lease to prevent tenants from displaying Democratic Posters of any one running for elected office that champions ideas such as Rent Control, Gun Control or other anti-landlord ideologies.

Lets golf and share ideas!

If you like the idea of syndications, the best book to not mess up is The Hands-Off Investor by @Brian Burke.

I definitely have a better idea on how to analyze a duplex.

That is correct @J Scott as my entire business model is based off your books.  

As you mentioned, it's my business and I set the terms.

If you're making a big move like this it would be wise to make sure you live as close as possible to where you plan to invest.Beyond that, simply being open to the idea that you may not enjoy living there and acting accordingly would be my best advice.

My lender advised me to run my investing business as an LLC, keep the property in my name, and then put both the property and the LLC in a trust.