That was when I had enough, and decided to end the lease.He has been living month-to-month for some time now. 

Hopefully, she'll just move this time. 

I'm sure there are more FHA loan experts on the forum, but in general a borrower can only originate 1 FHA loan at a time since they are required to list the property as their primary residence and live in it for at least 1 year.

Most lenders will also look at debt coverage ratio which limits leverage at this time due to higher interest rates.

We're looking to gather info about likely cost, pitfalls, time required, considerations when obtaining financing, etc. 

The few times I called the office, they were always happy to spend time talking. 

This approach would allow me to learn with each deal and minimize initial risks.2️⃣ Go Straight to Multifamily: Instead of starting with SFHs, I could spend time learning the multifamily business and go directly for a 20+ unit building, maximizing scalability from the start.I have no experience with either strategy.If you were in my position, which strategy would you choose and why?

You have to pay fees, but you'll have a professional handling issues instead of bleeding money trying to figure it out for yourself, then you have your time free to pursue other things.

The time has come for me to start investing in real estate and before doing so i'm looking to build a strong and dedicated team of partners: agents, lenders, contractors and property managers mainly in the Cleveland area (but also open to markets within a 2-3 hr drive away) that already possess an excellent track record in their line of work and that value long term collaboration.

:Before you go too deep into the process, look at how long the period of time is for the system to recover its cost from operational profit.