Between working around the renovation materials to the 35 minute commute to the first two units I’m having serious second thoughts about this.

I ended up working my father into other areas of my acquisitions (inspections and renovations) along with several other family members oddly enough.

Your assumption about them being understaffed or prioritizing larger clients could very well be true.

House hack another property with a low down payment loan and use the remainder or the proceeds to either renovate or purchase another investment property?  

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

I understand it can be harder to gain experience with larger multifamily properties compared to single-family homes or duplexes, where someone might complete 5 deals in 1-2 years.

We just started managing 4 tiny homes on 1 lot with a shared pool and they are booking great at a rate commensurate with larger homes.   

Don't be fooled by the seemingly higher bars in Whitman, the normal line in Grays Ferry is actually closer to or above 250k for the same metrics while Whitman does not break that threshold:Keep in mind, Grays Ferry is significantly larger than Whitman. 

For that same capital, I can buy a run down project and renovate.

So, make sure YOU understand the copy & paste info below:Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?