I'm super lucky as I have yet to lose out.

Everything I've ever read on here, or heard on the podcast is that if you don't make at least 1% a month you will lose money.

You lose all accountablity, having a turnkey provider with a platform and foundation for you to be able to scale off of and take advantage of the economies of scale is critical in the success of your road map.I encourage you to consider Turnkey -- look into it --- anymore question just PM 

But even if you lose a few thousand, it's all the price of your education.

It seems as a safe and good plan in long term... but what would happen if the economy cracks again (I dont see the economy such an stable thing nowadays) a % of people loses their jobs, the vacancy rate rises, and the values of the property goes down and you still have a big portion of your mortgage to pay?

I reviewed multiple scenarios in an effort to move the deal forward and not lose my 2k.

On one side I'd say that my deal is easier because I only have 2 tenants to deal with and a lot fewer refrigerators, A/C units, sinks, toilets, etc but on the other hand...if one of my tenants doesn't pay or I have a vacancy then I lose 1/2 my rental income.I am very interested in purchasing a du/tri/quadplex or small apartment, do you mind me asking where you found the deal?  

I'm wanting to start a monthly newsletter and I'm looking to create automation so when I add them they are automatically added to my newsletter so that's a way I can stay in front of them because as we know, out of sight--out of mind.

If you buy for cash flow, if rents do not drop drastically, you can lose your equity but still be making money each month (although no one wants to lose $20K in equity to make $100 a month).5) Evaluate the situation and determine what is best for you.

A way for you to learn the business and now lose the opportunity at hand.Regards,Frank