All of these folks have to interact in a timely fashion, and then the whole project has to not raise your PITI beyond the "self sufficiency" guidelines of the loan. 

So please realtor from west palm beach keep your comments to your self , I’m sure you make mistakes daily as well !

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YES - If this is truly a project HUD building where HUD 'guarantees' rent for all units then there are very specific / screening / reporting / inspections requirements that you must meet; tenant income thresholds, REAC inspections, etc.You can do this yourself (HUD has to approve you to self manage) but most owners elect to hire a PM who is licensed / knows the systems / paper work / HUD office contacts.

Try doing this without debt service and assuming you'll self-manage.

I currently own and self-manage 9 units. 

Etc, etc.Absorbing information, making short and long term plans/goals, self-evaluating, and studying your market will all help in determining your unique answer to this question.But, in many areas, multifamily provides the best cash-flow. 

I live in Toronto, Canada so I am not too far from Buffalo and have been able to self-manage the property so far.

I'm helping my Dad set up a self-directed IRA so he can do some real estate investing.

Then, you can slowly improve the property or put in sweat equity, and when you have sufficient equity refinance conventional and free up your VA eligibility and do it again.