But it definitely does help to get more bang for your buck in the 3-4 unit range.

I know this isn't the best time to start investing, but my main objective is to get in, and experience the whole process of buying multi family home.

Her credit is around 660-670 range.  

Real Estate available via crowdfunding can range in scale from single family homes to $50-100M projects.

But from my initial DD, their estimates of repair costs and comps used seem to have wild ranges.

As far as specific areas it depends on your price range since the Coachella Valley is very diverse, you can purchase a property for about 300K all the way up to infinity.

Now, consider putting yourself in a better environment to meet your objectives.

If so, can you combine the power of all of this to buy something in the $300k - $500k range that may yield a better ROI?

Do: go to a lot of networking events, work/study/learn every single day, commit to the processDon't: Spend a bunch of money on coaching right away, get shiny object syndrome, think 'get rich quick' is realisticGo to meetup.com and find real estate networking events close to you. 

Secure financing first. 6 units moves you outside of FHA range.