REI Property Types for Investment

[Arthur Voskanyan]

Can one elaborate on each type of real estate property and its perks/benefits for investing benefits? For example, there is duplex, fourplex, MFH, SFH, what is the best for positive cash flow? What is the best for house hacking? Can one explain by category each type of property and why one would beneficial to invest in? More specifically on the structure of the property?

[Joseph M.]

It's really going to depend on the area and also your personal preferences . In some areas it's hard to actually find many 2-4 units and most of the housing is single family homes .
One advantage to a multi is if one tenant moves out the whole place isn't vacant .

For house hacking it'll depend on if you are ok with other people living in your house .. of course house hacking a multi will give you more privacy.

It's hard to really generalize and you'll need to run the numbers for each deal.

Are you looking or invest in La Jolla? Very difficult to cash flow these days in the SoCal Area.

I know some people are buying rentals to hold in L.A but aren't making much cash flow and mostly viewing them as appreciation plays .

One strategy I think could work well is to buy a 2-4 unit and Airbnb the other units for higher rents and cash flow .. What makes it tricky in L.A is most Multi are under rent control you can't just kick people out and put the units up on Airbnb.

Also more cities seem to be cracking down on Airbnb and making it more restrictive .