Did you just pick a market and focus, or do you base your search more on the property and be willing to invest wherever the "deal" leads you.Thanks in advance for your responses, I look forward to hearing your answers.

This winter I got all of 3 weeks off before business picked up again.

In MN you don’t need an attorney, just pick a title company and they’ll do all the legwork.

Which is the safest structure while also being simple and easy to manage?

If I had a property that I can either go 3 bdrm or 2 bdrm + 1 bdrm, I would pick the latest.

Simple.

It’s a simple process I do it all the time. 

I feel like it is an obstacle, but maybe there is a simple solution to the 4 unit residential-5 unit commercial cut off line that I am not figuring out.

Those investing in Cash Flow ONLY calculations versus the overall return such as IRR don't realize how much money they are leaving on the table.I don't blame them because it's just so easy to do those other simple calculations such as CoCR and to think that's the only thing you really need to know. 

Soak up all the free information from the articles, blogs, and podcasts. 2) Join your local real estate investors club and network with local investors and real estate professionals in your area.3) Interact with the experienced investors on here and pick their brains.Once you get a deal brewing, bring the deal here so the experienced ones can help you close it correctly.You are on the right track.