I'm finding some great sellers in Orange County who like that option to help with their capital gains liability...you just need an agent who knows how to present that type of offer.  

I am just getting started and need to find a good multi-family syndication lawyer anyone have any recommendations? 

I’d struggle to come up with the 3.5-5% down on an fha or other low down options. 

A underwritten lender Pre Approval provide sellers with greater assurance that the borrower can close as well as an option for accelerated closing date timeline.

I'm a local realtor here and I'm part of a few mastermind in which I'm going full force into Small Multi Family.

I’m looking into this option too.

They are now offering a damage protection plan  and  cancellation insurance with an additional optional fee cost to the guest.

I'm at the point where there are too many options for me and I can't decide which is the best course of action.

Looking at all the options on Zillow Rentals it seems like there's a lot of places falling apart and landlords want their tenants to pay for everything (no washer/dryer included, lawn care not included, first $100 of any maintenance requests, etc).   

Some of these other options you listed are decisions based on how you want to live and how you feel about having strangers in your primary house and aren't something we can tell you to do.