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Chingju Hu
  • San Francisco, CA
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Two 4plex or one 8-unit?

Chingju Hu
  • San Francisco, CA
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I'm thinking about getting two 4plex or one 8unit, and want to discuss the pros and cons for each. Let's assume that the total ROI is the same.


Two 4plex pros is the diverse location, risk is lower (if one location is better than another) (feels like 2 baskets for 8 eggs), and I can buy one after another based on the result of the first one, cons is that there will be 2 roofs to replace in the future, 2x repair, 2 locations to run, 2 loans.

Pros for 8 unit is that it's commercial, can increase NOI to increase value, only one location to run, one property manager, one roof to replace, one loan,...etc, cons is that if something goes wrong in this apt, it's an expensive one (1 basket for 8 eggs), and maybe it's more competitive to buy a good 8-unit.

How do you think, BiggerPocket? Same questions for two duplex vs one 4plex

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