Although I agree with all above, and I'm not advocating for or against either strategy, another thing to consider is as long as your tenants are paying your mortgage anyway, I think it would be better if they were paying down the principal of the loan, instead of interest.

If any of those go wrong, you can lose money.I don't know if we will be in a down real estate market in the next 5 months to a year, but I am pretty sure in DFW there will be decent annual growth over the next 10 years.We have done both flips and rentals, and honestly we like the flexibility of having multiple outs where out exit strategy can be either selling a house or renting it out.

@Emmanuel Ofori Different markets, different strategies. 

Figure out specifically what your strategy is...assignment of contracts?

I tried the same strategy about 2 years ago now and yeah I found a few that I think would have worked. 

Most of us who have been in the game for a long time love helping new investors simply because it's rewarding.Finally, there's a general strategy that works well for someone trying to build wealth quickly when they're new to the game.

Are my MFH strategies plausible?

There's something to be said for going passive when you're ready...and the stress reduction that brings :) They're a great planning tool for sure.I found TICs and DSTs when doing research for a solution for my father who was in the hotel business and trying to find a tax favored exit strategy at retirement. 

From my previous learnings, my initial strategy is to invest in a duplex and "house hack" while gaining more experience to invest in additional properties. 

Combining this strategy with the strategy above may be all you need to get your mortgage down to a much more manageble rate in a short ammount of time.