Reach out to people in the city you are considering for advice on buying into, including what areas of the city are more inclined to generate cash flow.

@Step SthephYou may also want to think about holding onto the property that you live in in your own name for now.You are eligible to exclude up to 250,000(500,000 if married filing jointly) as long as you lived and owned the property for 2 out of 5 years.If you transfer the title to an LLC - you may lose out on the appreciation as you continue to live in it.You have a couple options regarding the other lots.If you don't know contacts or how to develop land - you may want to consider the land outright.If you have experience to develop land - you may want to pursue developing the land and then selling it.option 2 will likely generate more money but also require more work.

Scaling my portfolio overtime with profit generated and my w2 job.I never considered using  the earnings from the home towards stock to pay if off later.

My "Why" is because I want to continue to be an active mom in my children's lives (more specifically...not to miss school events, milestones, and just spending time with them), to be able to leave something behind for them (and future generations) that they can build on/take over if they want, and to continue to fulfill my wanderlust as much as possible.       

This may not seem like "income producing" activity at the moment, but it's critical for putting yourself in a position to generate revenue.2) Get to know the buyers in your area. 

I will use your suggestion when I reach out to these individuals!

Debt repayment is not factored into expenses there for paying down a mortgage,  as we all know, creates it's own income stream separate from that generated by the property itself.

)Any suggestion would be beneficial... and yes I m a newbie in MF but do have few SFH that are generating cash flow

I’ve been investing my “walk away” money in real estate to generate income.

You can place all your properties in individual LLCs, but under an umbrella name, like Wnek Properties.