My understanding is that you can also force appreciation more in SFs than MFs.

They have no way to force their client to act appropriately.

So either forced or natural appreciation or lots of cash lol.

Which is the best option that minimizes the impact on cashflow on my current property? 

In this market you are using the low money down strategy to get into hopefully a break even property, where you can start building large sums of "forced savings" while you are living there for cheaper than the average rents in the area, and then forced savings once you move out with the tenants putting that "forced savings" deposit into your property every month.  

I'd wager you're better off forcing yourself to be involved in the scheduling and the process.

Don’t force or ignore the data, convincing yourself that you can make it a “yes.”

That will have a significant positive impact on value as well. 

I can't force them to be present and I will video my walk through as well. 

I would like to get in to doing the BRRRR strategy after I get out of the Air Force to help fund more rentals but for now I do not have the time to flip houses myself.