I began by wanting 5 residential units so each of my children could have one and then there would be one for me to retire on.

He has separated children from their parents with his deportation plan.

Woman #1 was the mother of his two children, though they split five years ago (but during covid she and the two kids were living with him and woman #2...).

BUT we aren't alleging either that we have 38 children, that we're both half Native American, or that one of us served in a war that ended before either of us were born.

House hacking with two children can be tougher than expected because you will always need to take a larger or the largest unit which will reduce your cash flow on the property even more.

Raised the 25% down payment through a partnership with family members (my parents and my two oldest children).

That's a factor to consider if you have children and want them to be in a good school district.  

But, i do have a couple of LLC's, mainly for transferring property to children or spouse when I drop dead. 

fyi, one of my children (also in Indiana) had a very good experience with a VA loan through Veterans United.If you can find a tenant who wants to be rural and have space but doesn't have a down payment or for some other reason doesn't want to buy or can't buy, that person could be an excellent fit for your situation. 

Imagine you have a Texas Series LLC (parent) with five cells in it (children).