There are a lot of "micro-skills" required: finding a great deal, forecasting returns accurately, financing it, hiring and managing contractors (difficult!)

Getting started here requires action above all, so don't spend so much time worrying about entities and taxes.

Broker Requirement: It seems like becoming a broker may be necessary to obtain a property management license.

Some states require a release form to cancel the transaction.

In fact, the law requires the landlord to maintain the home and your policy may not even be legal.

Or put the 88k in, refi out of the HML which requires you to come out of pocket quite a bit of money as well, and hold it long term which on paper may eventually make you whole.

This marks a departure from the previous multifamily financing requirement of 15-25% down payments for duplexes, triplexes, and four-plexes."

It’s not a secret that real estate investing requires a keen eye for opportunity, a dash of risk-taking, and an adventurous spirit.

Best you can get would be 15% down as an investment property or if you can show proper intentions, you could call it a Vacation home which only requires 10% down as long as it is a (SFR - single family).

It seems like a hard money lender typically a private individual or venture firm) would be the only route to go since they are a little more lax on lending requirements than a conventional lender.