@Jason Staine - If you are still thinking through your options, I'm happy to discuss as well as provide some additional feedback on your site.

I plan to short term it when I'm not living in it so I designed it with an additional vertical guest bed to the right of the living room and with extra dresser space in the bedroom in case of long term tenants.

Additionally, I'm also interested in multifamily real estate, but I'm a bit unsure where to start when it comes to finding potential investors.

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

They bill me for additional hours when they make repairs.

I had a quick call with a mortgage broker and they said over the phone a 1M purchase price, 20% should down be OK at a mid-high 6.XX% rate 30 year given my current income and credit (780820).

Third Financial Preparation Evaluate your budget, savings, and credit score.

However if you decide to get those new power tools you want on the business credit card and your business is a tax firm like us, its going to be hard to justify to the IRS (and your wife) why it was a valid purchase for tax purposes. 

You can also get a personal loan up to $50K which typically is to pay off credit cards debts, do renovations etc, but it can also be used as a down payment.

@Jeff RyersThere is a basic rule of thumb for income qualification but I use an additional one as well. 1.