New to rental investing - excited for our first property

[Sam Duehr]

Hi all,

My wife and I are looking to break into the buy and hold investment market. Although we live in Chicago, our target market is Milwaukee / Southeastern WI. We've been looking into SFH / multi-units, and have been reading lots of books/attending webcasts and listening to podcasts.

Wondering peoples opinions on the difference between the two. Ive seen a lot about sfh having potentially longer-lasting tenants and lower maintenance, but a lot of the properties we've seen also appear to have lower cash on cash returns.

Any thoughts are helpful. We are just getting started and would love to connect with some realtors/attorneys as well if anyone has any good Milwaukee suggestions or suggestions on the best way to find those contacts.

Thanks!

Sam