The 30year term puts the mortgage would put the cost just below 3 units rented but the 20 year is more, I would be losing money until that unit is rented, I fell like ghe 30year lower payment is my margin of safety.

Add 15% to the budget as a safety net.

You would either need to take out the gate (my guess is that is probably not difficult) or cut down trees to make a path out. 

This is because I like the safety of a 30 year fixed rate loans.  

If you mean it doesn't have newer homes, but has good schools, lawns are cut, houses are taken care of and it is safe; I'd have no problems buying there. 

Once you have your team going - it'll give you that much more of an edge to be able to knowledgeable offer on properties and get a quick in-and-out on new opportunities that will work with your budget and strategy or not.I would recommend by starting with a realtor and then asking for referrals from there - you'll need a boots-on-the-ground so you can have pictures and an appx assessment done quickly so you know if you need to engage in an offer or not.Best of luck to you!! 

Nothing wrong with firing bad clients and trimming around the edges to keep your sanity.  

I hate to say it, but do the bare minimum to keep it rentable which is fix safety hazards.

It's tempting to have the safety net of rolling all that cash over into a Roth.

Feel free to PM me if you'd like to try and cut that cost!