Keep in mind, it would be in your best interest to go for as high as 4 units on each purchase to maximize your door count. 

My interest rate and purchase price wouldn’t allow for positive cash flow unless I charged an unreasonable rent—or put about $500K toward the principal, which isn't ideal.I’m a high earner, so I’m weighing my options:Take the loss ($60K-$100K), buy another house, and chalk this up to a hard lesson learned.Refinance, put more money into it, and rent it out long-term—even if it’s not immediately profitable.Invest my money elsewhere and try to make peace with staying here for several years.Would love to hear thoughts from anyone with experience in real estate, financial strategy, or noise mitigation.

I have 3 per property and find that to be the best way for me to take advantage of their high APY and also keep things super organized.

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

High rental demand (Section 8 too).

Highly recommend starting close to you so you can get eyes on the property if you do decide to purchase a true rental. 

@Karolina Powell Just some high level thoughtsDeal #1:This is probably something I would only be interested in if there's equity to be had right off the bat or soonish.

I feel as though my home is priced too high, however, my property manager insists the price is competitive.  

The profit was used to buy a higher quality SFH in the same area.

We own 3 other rental properties that have a 6.5%-7.5% APR, and no credit card debt or any other high interest debt to pay off.