Multi or Single / Advice?

[Mo Khidir]

Hi All, first time investor in PDX. After scraping the market for multi-families in PDX, it's tough to find something affordable. Few questions:

1) Any advice on where to look for properties? Maybe an area I haven't considered that gives you optimism.

2) I may look into a single family prop in solid neighborhood as my entry point into investments. Good call or keep pushing the multi-family route?

3) If single family, is FHA loan a good idea if planning to rent out in 1-2 years from now?

4) what's the best step afterwards (i.e. refinance option, etc.)

Thanks for all your input!

-Mo