6) If you are not going to self-manage  - yes you need a PM. 

I would greatly appreciate any advice you all may have for me.STATS for property & self :-Primary SFH since 11/2018-No other loans (no student loans, personal loans, or car loans)-Credit cards: 4 in total with zero balances -W2 employee Questions:-Is it better to get a home appraisal before applying for the HELOC, so I know a more accurate estimate of equity?

I love reading / listening to books about business, money, real estate, and self improvement. 

Any suggestions would be great.I'm self-managing at this time, so also wondering if I should set a separate legal entity for the managing part.

You should be able to see a newly listed 3-plex for $xxx.xx and know right away whether it's a potential deal or just garbage.I started out in real estate with no experience, and in the 6.5 years since buying my first duplex I've analyzed thousands of properties and have a total of 35 units and a self-storage facility.

Some people like self managing and they want a dozen or two houses to pay for their retirement.

Most self-employed real estate investors that actually may have a hard time qualifying for a primary residence in their name because of their self-employment take this route via the LLC and commercial buildings. 3) Another option is to look into syndications and/or real estate funds.

He had very honest intentions to provide value I am sure... but please...stop calling people "experts" when they do the EXACT same thing as ALL the other self proclaimed experts are doing.

You can avoid section 8 if you rent more quickly to a self pay tenant. 

I recently sold my townhouse and made about 90K and am ready to invest on my first multihome (Florida market, planning on self managing as I am just starting out) Should I put down 20% down to make more profit (no pmi) and later on get a heloc to reinvest in more properties or use the fha loan for 3.5% down, I am thinking of house hacking at first and use the remaining money to invest in a couple more properties (less profit due to pmi)?