For those people SAVING less than 30K per year... rentals or turnkey rentals are the way to go at least until you have a good knowledge and cashflow base of a couple thousand every month.

.- 30 yr am.If you can identify which 1 or 2 you want to give up, and can be crystal clear when Dialing for Dollars, it'll likely save you a bunch of time.

I and quite a few agents I know have used http://www.creschool.com it's all online.

We need to stick to this timeline in order to save on construction costs as we will order the prefab unit concurrent with another "spec" cabin that my partners and the LLC are putting on the lot next door. 

My long term goal is to 1031 exchange a portfolio of residential investment properties (ideally all multiplexes, but probably some 1-2%/mo sfrs) into a larger commercial property, ideally 15+ units, with a much more hands off operation. with that in mind, would it be better for me to save up for a larger down payment and never live in my properties, only manage from within 50-75miles (my Dallas proper neighborhood is NOT in my current budget right now) or would it be okay to #HOUSEHACK my first one and then househack a second one in 18-24months, etc. anyone go down this path before that can offer some advice?

Remove one key tool that they have to judge you…your credit scores to save tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in bank interest.

However they have no savings for repairs, capex, vacancy, or management.I think if you can find homes in that price range in a decent neighborhood, basically BRRRR them without the refinance, and sell at a price which yields >10% ROI after accounting for all expenses, I would imagine you could sell it quite quickly.I doubt you would even need to go as far as finding a tenant or management company.  

My actual lease is not maintained on the site, I just save that document elsewhere.

So I can house hack and save money and watch my renters at the same tim

I don't have tons of money saved up to be able to buy a house in a part of Denver that I want to live in.