I've purchased homes for my own residence, but never an investment.

But if you have the cash or can pull it from another account or can get a gift for the down payment.

Do your research and run some numbers, but if you can buy a 4br house, rent out the other three rooms and be left with a very small mortgage payment, you can start saving for the next one and then rinse and repeat every few years. 

.🔹 Step 2: Get Your PermitsNobody likes dealing with permits, but skipping them can mean big fines and major delays.

The unfortunate reality is that the BRRRR book made a lot of sense when it was published, but with the high rates now, BRRRR is much harder to accomplish.

@Collin Stewart I understand your desire to pursue off-market deals, but are the properties I linked the kind of properties that interest you?

You may be declined for not being an owner occupant, but it will still buy a little more time.

I did something similar but with a single family home. 

Hi Charlotte, I know I'm quite late here but what did you end up deciding?

Cant speak for Nashville, but nationally Redfin recently released a report on their own transactions (they can see both sides of it) that average commissions have risen.This is no surprise to me as I predicted this would happen far in advance of the settlement.