I can also count on 1 hand the number of tiny home designs I've seen that don't look like repurposed tough sheds and/or have awkward dimensions.

Might be tough if your south of Chagrin blvd but everywhere else in that zip is good.

Multifamily properties are tough to sell in Los Angeles.

I’m a rookie investor and I househacked my first deal and went through the tough times with self managing but it’s the education I feel is necessary for the future deals.

Finding multi family off market is tough, you will be competing against people who have way more experience and means to find them. 

So all things considered, the 5% and 6% returns don't sound terrible to me, especially given the costs of selling and where the market is in general (high prices and relatively high interest rates).The 1.5% on the other hand is pretty tough to swallow.

In todays markets the ability to refinance is tough given banks have tightened down on lending, and mortgage (personal or Commercial) rates being what they are.

sometimes i see people "overpay" - IE, pay more than I would - but, maybe they know something I don't, or have a skill I don't.and while I think the role of institutional investors has been largely overstated, they are definitely still one important factor, especially in certain markets.i think the tougher, riskier strategies still work, but i don't recommend those to beginners... because they are tough and risky.

Personally I’d try to stick with 1-2 projects that had a potential for higher margins than to try to scale up and need more workers and more headaches.

To a certain extent, it's not worth it to work on files with tough conditions without a bottom-line base origination fee.