-it doesn't say anywhere in the listing or OM, but there are a few more buildings in this complex that are not part of this deal, I'm assuming that there is association as expenses like landscaping, snow removal, etc. are not mentioned.

Real estate has magical properties of leverage, creativity, and scale-ability that you just won't find in stock investing.Real estate is wildly complex and scary if you don't know what you're doing.

Dealing with the complexities of students, parents, timing and the local student rental market is very difficult.

I do the leg work for the more complex deals and let him continue finding the listed or or to-be listed deals. 

(Yes, I love creating games and computers.)Right now, I am currently working with a few people on opening a restaurant in my home town, own a rental (that is paying itself off where I will eventually build my house), and researching every day to find a good deal on a next project.My goal is to find a duplex, triplex, or even apartment complex (Yes that is far fetched right now) to house hack to start me off. 

This can be done with manufacturing business, service business, hotels, apartment complexes, new developments, MHP, storage, ect... 

2) Also, I have only seen an Apartment complex sold as an entire triplex or 6-unit etc, and never as partial sale (i.e. selling only 2 units out of a 6-unit complex, for example) so it is WAY LESS liquid in case if investment goes poorly?

In apartment complexes, a new manager and an infusion of capital for renovations can make a huge positive impact on value.

I would also refer to Brian Heckmann, whom we've used for one complex eviction and have gotten consulting with on others when we went the DIY route but wanted a little backup.We purchased and studied the Nolo book "California Landlord's Law Book vol2 : evictions" (although an older version than currently sold on Amazon). 

In the south Texas/ Rio Grande Valley area fourplexes are extremely common with entire subdivisions being comprised solely of fourplexes rather than large apartment complexes and the builders there keep on building them.