I keep reading that it will be so hard to seperate the costs for each unit.

@Lucas Carl, When you talk about your cabin with a purchase price of $500k, I'm assuming a 25% down payment + any costs to furnish/fix/renovate as the initial cash outlay (for example $150k total). 

Surprisingly I think I like the SFR, (lower maintenance costs and tenant interactions per cash flow dollars).

So, yes, you can absolutely get a traditional loan using 20% down an receive a loan with lower closing costs and a lower interest rate...or you could go the other route.Hope that makes sense how I am describing it. 

Hi Vasudev,Could you post a link to the listing so I can take a look?

If cabinets are in excellent shape, leave them alone.Accent wall adds no value.Would need photo and layout of existing bath and proposed bath and total rehab cost to tell you what value it adds, my guess is it adds $5000 in value or less.

My realtor linked me up with a lender and we applied for the VA loan for a 0 money down loan and we got into it for 3.875 APR, 30 year fixed for a total of $242, 548.

The only negatives with an assumable loan is that they take longer to close, 60-90 days generally, and you would also need to come to the table with a little cash to cover the sellers equity (if any) and some other closing costs. 

You can use a free CRM (or low cost) for investing like HubSpot and not make a dent.

After that just give guests the link and your set!