Account Closed  Always have exit paths available, it's great if it cash flows as an STR (on paper) but the true test is if it will still break even as a long term rental if you have to convert for some reason (COVID, STR regulations, etc.). 

Recommend you go through that and pick out items that you can convert into Sales $$.

For those that chose to convert or the new enlistees, they are in the "new retirement system" I believe which does the 5% matching in the same manner as GS civilians, right? 

Later on, when you have your complete financial picture, you can convert it to Roth or withdraw.6.

I see a lot that were typical Philly rowhomes that were converted into duplexes and then there are more small apartment style that look more legit.

Water is often shared in many old buildings or homes that have been converted to multi unit.

As mentioned above, one of the best things you can do is pick up properties as you go, live there for at least a year, then convert into a rental.

If you are able to sell someone on letting you purchase their property outside of listing it, there's no reason you couldn't convert some of those into seller financed opportunities and realize the whole potential of the investment instead of just the portion you can find in the transaction.

@Gino Exantus, a few things to consider here:Most importantly, can you convert this to a duplex? 

And then you can convert it to an LTR if needed (such as current situations pose).I guess I'm just more interested in getting more cash flow quicker for reinvesting.