I have found many fair use vs copyright infringement articles on the internet, but I’m looking for some real world experience.

Multi-family is your best bet. 5th, determine your strategy.

Soon to be reinvesting capital into investment properties as soon as I can.Really excited to be networking with some really smart and determined people on here.

That will help determine what areas/types of properties you can buy in those specific neighborhoods. 

Starting in a new business that you little experience in, that is 1,000 miles away, being overseen by someone that you met off the internet and you are doing it with other people's money is a recipe for disaster.

The key things to determine are what are your short and long-term goals, and then, you can come up with a strategy that will achieve those goals!

I still need help determining how to decide which method to go with.  

The lender will look at the appraisal to determine fair market value and debt service coverage ratios to determine the qualify of the investment. 

I’m trying to determine if the upfront cost to renovate the unit (I plan on living in the current vacant side and renovating it) will be worth it so I can rent it out for more down the road.

A way to try to determine cash flow is the price to rent ratio.