For a 30 year Conventional loan, I'm at 6.5% rate (6.808% APR) for a duplex, 95% LTV, 780+ FICO, owner occupant.And I'm assuming they're paying $2k of your closing costs - not your down payment.

This will make it a lot easier to manage, will cost you less than buying on the market and typically you can get 1:1 rent returns.

The cost of moving is around $1,000.

If each property costs $200,000 and your only acquisition cost is a 25% down payment, you will need $850,000 (17 × $200,000 × 25%) in savings, an almost impossible amount for most people.

Lowest cost way to get a deal done with your own money would be to house hack with a 3-5% down conventional loan.

Second year distributions rise to 5.27%, third year 7.27%, according to the projections.Those projections may be at risk, for many reasons: the recent huge increase in interest rates -- increasing the cost of loans and decreasing valuations, insurance costs have skyrocketed, real estate taxes are up, labor and material costs for repairs & renovations have increased, etc.On the plus side, the majority of the ODC funds were designed to be high value add projects with plans to increase operating efficiencies, add tenants and raise rents.  

The idea of stacking a lot of them together seems rather stupid when you consider the added cost especially for someone from CA. 

Over time, we have developed systems to handle these situations as effectively as possible.

That's pretty low for a 3-BR - I'm seeing the FMR for a 3BR in that zip code is $1,850.But at $1,300 for rent, you'll probably find HMLs that may lend you around $120k if you have a good credit score in my opinion, which means you'll need $45k + closing costs.

There will be a huge gap between coverages and replacement costs. - Renters are majority uninsured. - In September 2024 the FAIR Plan had $6B in exposure to the Palisades alone.