We are currently in talks with a Rental Agent in Florida who works with out of state investors who are interested in acquiring rentals.

I have also been lucky enough to have been working with a real estate firm here in DFW that focuses primarily on due diligence of Freddie Mac multifamily securitizations for B-Piece buyers, so I've been able to hone my multifamily due diligence and underwriting skills in this field for the past 2 years on top of our self-education.At this time, we're focused on acquiring a duplex/triplex in the DFW metroplex (focused in the Irving/Las Colinas, Coppell, Carrollton/Farmers Branch, Richardson and Trinity Groves/Medical District areas in Dallas, as well as some of the surrounding submarkets on a deal-by-deal basis), with the plan to house-hack.

In my opinion, the tax savings probably won't justify the complexity if this is the only OZ property you intend to acquire. 

When you feel like you have acquired enough assets that you feel like you need more protection. 

Is there a better strategy to acquire a property with minimal up-front costs?

Also, if I were to acquire some empty condos, how difficult are they to fill these days? 

They are still under hard money lending, acquired before Feb. 15th, in the process of a cash out refi. 

I would need to get a hard money loan, a private loan, or POF to even contemplate attending the auction, I'm not sure whether I must submit the minimum bid if there is no competitive bidders, or whether - should I acquire the property if I would still need to file an action to quiet title in order to sell the property (even if the title report came back clean).

I have worked with structural engineers on fire guts, handled mold remediation, and repaired water damaged properties.

We’re certainly not in a financial or experiential position to acquire a 400,000sqft mix res and comm property and undertake a multi-million dollar rehab on our own right now.