@Robert Graham  Simplest way is a straight interest-only loan

If the tenant would like someone to cut the grass, just add it to the lease and charge them for it. 

I bought my first home and started house hacking about a year ago now and I'm ready to take the next step, however, I think if I am able, I would like to bypass increasing SFHs in my portfolio and move straight to Apartment Complexes of 6-12 units in the Greater Tampa Bay area or even Orlando/Miami.

The big bank and the virtual lender are going to be pretty straight forward and give the exact PITI you would pay at every price point, which is really nice to fit into your numbers.

More so just getting on peoples buyers lists and forwarding any deals to our connections in the program which in turn gives us a smaller cut but more volume of deals without having to work directly. 

My income puts me into a 35%+ tax bracket... so taxes are a big hair cut and a loan structure that allows me to pay more interest up front would probably be beneficial (so I could deduct it). 

Goes to show why it's important to do due diligence and not cut corners.

We've usually had real estate agents inform them, but the one we're working with is requesting for us to do so.Written notice with verbal confirmation, if possible.Dear Tenant,I wanted to inform you that we will be selling 123 Straight Street.

She started making some side comments about hoping we will keep the grass cut, this is a nice neighborhood, things like that.

It's one of the best ways to get started and it's how I cut my teeth in real estate.