I would be lending their money and paying myself a loan origination fee and perhaps a spread on the interest the real estate investor is paying and what the lender is receiving on the back end. 

I will definitely check with a CPA. quick question regarding the summary number three:The $12,000 in negative cash flow (Total expenses less rent received ) would be subtracted from the depreciation and loan interest?

the platforms have there flaws, we have air, vrbo, direct book, website etc. i would say we have less issues with vrbo than air but the one issue we had, we submitted cost with air and received $2500 for some damage the guest did. if your legit and on top of your game, take pics, save receipts and document; its not hard to get a reimbursement but the platforms have their flaws and when its said "any, all, always" regarding these platforms(or anything in life lol) etc there is usually someone wrong about that. 

My question is should I sell and take the equity and buy potentially 2 or 3 additional townhomes?

I agree with everything @Devin De Lange said and would add one additional factor to consider.

In addition, investors may also seek out of state markets because their state is not landlord-friendly or the taxes are extremely high where they're from. 

We eventually closed and this property received a full remodel for it's eventual sale.

Which they don’t clean so it’s additional income haha.

Building (additions & alterations) - review your condo declarations and bylaws. 

Here are some of the goals I'm planning to achieve in the next year: - Purchase additional multifamily properties - 30 units +- Start a syndication to purchase additional properties- Grow my social media presence for real estate purposes- Look into buying land and developing multifamily projects- Interested in investing or starting property management companyIf your interests or goals align with any of the above, please reach out.