The biggest advice I can give you is to figure out your own goals, and be specific, so I want to invest in multi family for cash flow for instance is too broad, is your goal to have an investment or a place you enjoy living, those are often in conflict as most multi family tends not to be in the most desirable parts of towns, are you willing to high cash flow in exchange for alot more effort, risk and limited appreciation, or do you want a more stable property with potentially less or even zero cash flow, if it’s a primary residence, are you going to live there long enough to make it more sense than renting, the breakeven period in a place like Baltimore might be 3-5 years.

I repeat, your cash flowing asset can buy you the coverage and all your money can work for you for extra no fees! 

My goal is long-term appreciation on a property w/sufficient cash flow to make a long-term hold practical.

Purchase price: $50,000 Cash invested: $2,000 Sale price: $72,000 Contributors: Peter Vekselman Partner Driven, in collaboration with Seth Choate, successfully completed a fix-and-flip on Roberts Rd, Mascot, TN 37806.

Improving the house can Increase your cash flow a little. 

It could be any side-hustle you want just as long as you like it and your able to save some extra $$$.2.

Update: just talked with my agent and I learned the seller has over 10mil in assets and will put in the contract that they will pay off their mortgage with cash if for whatever reason, the property is about to foreclose- there's also no due-on-sale clause on their mortgage - I will get an attorney to look over the contract

I am extremely interested in assuming a mortgage, seems like a way to have a cash flowing monster after you move out of the property. 

It easier for tenants to feign attempts at assistance, thereby extending the timeline for any necessary evictions which does ultimately impact my cash flow.

I was also thinking that this may lower our office building payment which is good for our personal cash flow with other investments moving forward.Thank you all for the advantages/disadvantages and I hope this doesn't come off as an irresponsible thought.Kegan