Without going to private money, the 2-4 plex is in my price range at the moment.

And for those who refuse to change, 2019 is going to present a problem… a big problem.Drones, Millennial buyers, third-party listing websites, and virtual tours make it increasingly difficult for stubborn agents and investors to increase revenue.

At least 2,600 victims invested their retirement savings, totaling about $400 million.Shapiro siphoned off $35 million for his own benefit, according to prosecutors, spending $3.1 million for chartering private planes and travel, $6.7 million on a home, $2.6 million on home improvements, $1.8 million on personal income taxes, $1.4 million for his ex-wife, and more than $672,000 on luxury automobiles.Roseman received $2.5 million for himself and Acevedo received $1.1 million, prosecutors said.The Securities and Exchange Commission’s previous enforcement action in 2017 was settled in January for a total of $1 billion in penalties and disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, the agency said.

I've worked in the venture capital and private equity world as well getting a close up view of numerous businesses as the grow. 

So long as your accessing your unit didn't interfere with the renters private use of their space, you could likely cashflow in that manner.

Have either of you had any success with local banks or a local private lender?

@Angela Winbush you dont need private lenders to finance properties within an LLC, you just need a commercial loan.

@Mindy Jensen I toured the property with Redfin.

there is usually a tuesday meetup PREIA(or something like that, they email me but I rarely attend due to scheduling)  but you will likely be getting ready to go to the airport. check on meetup dot com anyway and see if something else is going on...I'm heading out of town myself or I'd give you a tour. 

There are private money lenders out there that will add the IO payments to the balance of the loan.