Small businesses are typically valued at a multiple of SDE.

I've even paid for a subscription to have limitless access to all articles on multiple of these websites.

If so, self-managing properties might not be the best use of your time - In any case, I'd encourage you to talk to multiple local property management companies, keep the above in mind, and understand how they approach management.In my experience, property management isn’t just about finding the right tenant or collecting rent—especially in a tenant-friendly state like Rhode Island.

I would love to hear different perspectives.  

Recommend multiple payments.

Comparing workload, a multi-unit property will still require showings, maintenance etc for multiple units.

9) adding multiple ADUs or adding an ADU to a quad looses F/F conventional financing.

Typically, the same applies to LLCs where you and your spouse are sole members (single or multiple member LLC).

@Manuel Angeles affordable deals depending on size can have multiple funding sources….

I'll echo Zach here a little to give my own perspective if it helps.- It's very difficult to argue about travel being a business expense if you're just going to look at properties, I would argue against it in a majority of cases.- Depends on what you're doing specifically, but usually I'd recommend getting an EIN at least to give access to business bank accounts- Repeating #1, if you're going to a property and 100% of your time is spent doing renovations and the like, sure, but if any of it is for personal benefit, that'd be disallowed.