I know that answering your question with a question isn’t ideal, but people tend to save for a specific reason.

I am looking for advice and know-how and ideally, a partner who would allow me contribute but what I can (familiar with rehabbing and project management) while learning the ropes on the investment side.I am eager coachable and on fire to change lives.

@Kristina XieNew Your is an example of a primary market which are NOT ideal for cashflow investing.

@Nick Vogel   Nick – thanks – that’s helpful ...find out what the terms ( rates ....loan fees ...closing costs etc) for both option ......try to total up the FHA UFMIP and also the FHA MI payments for 5 yrs to see what this amounts to .......a 95% ltv conv loan for an owner occupied MF property with no mtg ins sounds a bit unusual ( fishy ) ...but maybe this is accurate ....with the 5 yr arm – you aren’t required to refinance the loan after year 5 – the rate and payment will just begin adjusting every 6 months or every year ( not ideal when the loan is on a rental property ) ....if you plan to refinance or sell the property within 5 yrs - use the conv loan arm option .....if planning to hold it for more than 5 yrs - avoid using an arm and try to use a fixed rate ( this shouldn’t have a rate much higher than the arm you mention ) ...keep me posted and good luck Dave Skow

I wanna say writing it off against W2 income would be ideal, and you can save depreciation for another year 

Ideally you should be making at least $100 free and clear every month.

You should ideally have this as part of your closing statement.

Because ideally, my "main LLC" does that.

I really love your Airbnb rental and would think that is ideal for what I'm looking for. 

And if you keep it a couple of years before reselling, almost all resistance is gone.The only reason you care about “buyer resistance” is that the buyer may not buy solely because he thinks you’re earning too much money.You would ideally like to deal from a position of strength.The least strong position is being a broker in a real estate deal and not possessing a real estate broker license.