Others have prohibited or limited rentals.   

I am still learning about REI (a little late to this party, I should've been learning about it much sooner) but it seems like OOS would be our best bet for monthly cash flow. 

It's always been a scary thought to me since your buyer pool is so limited and your holding costs are so high!

With the investor loan, you will be limited to 2% in most cases.For a cleaner qualifying situation, don't try to close them at the same time. 

Also, I recently read that there is a limit of 4 mortgages.

Also, I recently read that there is a limit of 4 mortgages.

Free but zero customer service.I liked that SpendingAlert is simple.Set 1 monthly spending limit and recieve alerts by text.

However, as a long-term buy and hold investor with a good job, good credit, and limited free time, I much prefer buying property when I am in good position to do so. 

There are some certain limits with the tax credit when you rent out the other half but it will still work great.

Or even go no debt on a core portion of the portfolio to remove any chance of default . 2c)  for syndications and crowdfunding, I limit myself to sponsors that have full real estate cycle experience, and did not lose money in the last downturn.