Quote from @Geritt Shipley: Hello, I've got a single family home in Portland, OR and the tenants began hearing rats in the attic about a month ago.

For our last single family residence we had a young married couple move in with a brother, all three applied.  

It has opened my eyes to how single family rentals really work.

There are four single family dwellings in this property.

However, not one general location is going to help you determine whether it's a good market for multi family or single family etc.The one true way to start looking into a market is talking to an agent who knows the area.

He actually already locked up a subto deal and is looking for a buyer to help the family avoid foreclosure since they are in a bind.

Family committments can be pink (or whatever color), money making tasks (green), follow up for leads/lead generation (yellow).If it's on my calendar, it exists.

Without the high leverage you reduce the top source of return in CA RE which is achieve via the appreciation on a high leverage property.  

Also, sometimes they travel with their family so it may be beneficial to rent it out by the unit and not by the room. 

Quote from @Francisco Pila: Quote from @Heidi Xu: Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.