You could buy a multifamily, fix it up, rent out units while living in one, then refinance to pull out your initial investment and repeat the process.Additionally, deep-diving into specific areas within your target markets will help you identify properties with higher rental potential for your mid-term strategy.And regarding owner-occupying your first multifamily, this could be an interesting option depending on your financial goals and risk tolerance.

Commercial RE is on deep recession, some financial company like regionals are collapsing.

Not to dig too deep into it, are there other problems you are facing with the landlord?

Me, for example, being transparent, I only have the ability to use a hard money or private lender, but that is about as deep as I can go with my ability to buy right now until I can get my credit score up enough to get qualified for conventional funding too, if that's what I choose to do. 

I'm deep in the education phase right now.So many layers so to speak in this,but I love it.Would you mind sharing some tips on "tenant proofing".Those could be valuable gems of information.Congrats on ypur success as well!

I've looked at TN briefly in the past and I didn't dig deep enough to see how the bids are applied to the other outstanding taxes.

With a deep breath and a steely resolve, I vowed to reclaim my dreams, no matter the cost.I took a critical look at my surroundings, recognizing the toxic influences that had veiled my path to success.

You might want to follow the "Deep Dive" series we're doing on our BiggerPockets blog about Metro Detroit cities, City of Detroit Neighborhoods and comparing Metro Detroit to other hotspots investors usually consider: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/99854-deep-dive-into-metro-detroit-cities-ecorseOur analysis is a template you can follow for any city, but doubt you'll find this much info for any other market in the US.

@Deep RonThe website neighborhoodscout.com is good for looking at demographics, especially crime and vacancy.

I have seen this get ugly for people who end up being forced to move/sell and take a deep loss or struggle to FSBO because they can't pay commissions.2.)