If you want pure investment properties, you are probably looking at six units that go for 110-130k per unit that essentially will meet the 1% rule after you clean them up.

The rest of it, I can't comment on without seeing your tax paperwork. 

The question I have is can you still be sued by investors if all correct paperwork and subscription agreements and liability waivers are agreed upon and filled out, investors are completely informed and aware of the investment they are getting into and the risks involved and all securities matters are correctly implemented?

Also, interest from redemption is based on purchase price and any essential or necessary repairs required for maintaining the property, not on any upgrades.

I’m essentially self taught, and will not pay for classes.

OTOH, besides paperwork, what's the issue with 8 loans? 

Thorough screening and understanding the numbers is essential in this business.

@John Teachout that is essentially my issue.

It will certainly require extra paper work and the country where the income comes from also needs to be one of the accepted ones (which is most). 

The first two are very much a day job, whereas buy and hold is a mostly passive investment.When you do BRRRR, you're essentially doing fix and flip, you just keep it instead of selling it.Another question for you is "how involved do you want to be on a day to day basis?