Invest in 401(k) only enough to get the employer match, then you can max fund Roths or save for down payment or both.With a Roth you can always take out the amount you put in tax and penalty free so this could be part of your down payment savings as well. 

You will want copies of the lease, when you meet the tenants ask them about security deposits and rent so you can confirm that it matches what the seller gives you. 

If so, review it to ensure it matches the estoppel certificate4.

It doesn’t match the house and doesn’t add anything.

google the market first then hone in on the companythere are also brokers who specilize in matching buyers to turn key vendors@Mike D'Arrigo  Mike does this as do many others on BP.

Those turnovers, more than normal maintenance requests, and the cost of the occassional eviction eat into the actual real life cash flow you will realize with a property like this and long term will not match the paper numbers that look good and enticing as you evaluate the deal now.Even if you can buy in a lower end B or solid C neighbrohood, it is drastically different than a D property in my experience.

consult with the city first, then find the opportunity zones, then find the deals that would match your plan, then find the money. consult with officials and other investors that have done these types of investments, learn, step, learn, step

I distinctively remember the fear of the unknown the first night that I slept in the place on an air mattress.

If your financing doesn't match up with your strategy, you could be on the hook to pay back the full mortgage once the first unit sells, rather than paying back in installments upon the sale of each successive unit.

I did meet the owner during the viewings, and it matches the "owner" information.