If you cannot afford it yourself, partner up with someone who has the same goals.

Goal: Because I would sell it to the LLC, and use the money to pay the 10% remaining balance and use the rest for my next primary residence.

- My first goal is to buy and hold up to 80k passively to match my employment income.- I'm interested in investing in a local franchise and being very hands on so as to hone skills,  network etc (S, B quadrants)- I initially let youtube pick the order of the BP podcasts for me so I quickly stumbled into the Grant Cardone session.

Nobody can tell you what to pick - there's no "right" way, just the right strategy that fits with your situation and goals.

My goal is to buy the properties with conventional financing, repair them to a rent ready condition if necessary, and hire a property manager to rent them out.

Depends on your goals, your timeline, the amount of money you are planning on investing, the cash flow it generates, if you are married or single, your annual income, your tolerance for "tenants, turmoil & toilets", and a couple of other things.

My 5 year goal is to own at least 10 rentals while also taking on some flips.

Keep on pushing and working towards your goal.

I have a really good buddy that I served with that also shares my goals in investing.

I dream of becoming a real estate investor and am partnering with a friend with the goal of having our first property in 2019.