The wi-fi is really cheap here about $60 per month and I was thinking about offering that as an incentive to my tenants but I spoke to on of the installers and he said multiple devices accessing the network would slow access to the cameras and that's the last thing I need.

The only reason I didn't continue in real estate at the time was because I moved across state lines multiple times the last 10 years (about to move to Indy) and I focused on my current career path rather than learning new markets over and over.  

The owner has multiple properties that he is starting to offload and these are just the first two.   

@Alice K.I love the advice, I'm currently looking at email marketing programs that can have multiple lists.

On MLS deals in the twin cities I lost 3 cash offers in the last 2 weeks due to multiple bidders.

Personally I don't see the need for a PM until you have multiple trades (not basic labor, cleaning, painting, etc) that need to be coordinated, scheduled, and the job lasting longer than a couple weeks.

Ideally, I'd like to go straight into multifamily properties as I'd prefer to have multiple doors under one loan instead of just one (if that makes sense).

In my case I've been doing some driving for dollars and have identified multiple properties that are of high interest. 

They typically have multiple options available for you. 

There are multiple other hotels under construction and the hilton downtown announced a huge renovation.5.