Call and ask them who they know that you should connect with in 2025.Everything else for most people is low yield. 

Sure you could do a money market or put it in an ETF or something, but this is one of the options where the balance "can't" go down or is extremely low risk while making a decent yield.

Its one of the few where the low periods are nowhere near as slow as others.

If you've got people fighting over your listing and competition trying to get into the unit, then you're too low.  

Ditch the cheap shower surroundPlease don’t buy that cheap five-piece shower surround that you saw at Home Depot or Lowe’s.

(Sidenote, cattle inventory in the US is at an all-time low and now we are shutting down imports from the south because of a parasite "new world screwworm") - so I guess my steaks are going to go up no matter what. 

I can see if you're BRRRR'ing 3 times a year, and maybe I'll get to that eventually, but starting out I feel stupid asking an agent to help me find properties for $10-20k, like why would they want to do that if the commission is so low?

The one performing is retail strips Fund.Long term I anticipate that 2 of my three MF deals will still turn a decent return (not the heyday level returns, but still high single/low double average annual return).  

Is this location within their sphere of competency or ability to low cost manage?

@Brock Bernall As a rookie House hacking is the best for getting started has the lowest risk and best profit for a low down payment option.