Last year he sold most of the SFRs and bought a multi-family.

I just moved here and bought my first SFR with a detached ADU and currently renovating to rent out.

I also bought ETH/LTC.

He had a little rental in south Phoenix he’d bought years back, and he wanted to roll that equity into a multi-unit building that could yield stronger cash flow.

Know how long they have been in their house and what they bought it for and what's happening in the neighborhood.No one likes cold calling so don't think of it like that.

Getting title and getting clean title for properties bought at tax auctions are two different things. 

I’ve bought 5 houses from 401k loans too.

For me, those 2 reasons alone make it worth it's weight in gold. 

I need a mentor in this area.For NJ, I wouldn't go near them with a ten-foot poll unless I had bought sight unseen before.

A property qualifies as Homestead for this exemption if an eligible owner files a Principal Residence Exemption (PRE): https://www.michigan.gov/taxes/0,4676,7-238-43535_43539-210891--,00.html#:~:text=Section%20211.7cc%20and%20211.7,purposes%20up%20to%2018%20mills.Many investors have gotten an ugly surprise when they bought a property that was a primary residence of the seller for the last 20 years.