Throughout my back and forth with real estate, I've always come back to small multifamily properties.

I will be quick to admit I have only had experiences with small rentals (6 units and smaller) so if you are looking for help on larger apartment complexes I would not be a great resource.

My suggestion if your goal is to free up some equity to use for another purchase - start small with the single family home with a cash out refinance.

I just completed a small subdivision myself - just a word of advice that if you do sell any of these you'll need a release of mortgage from your current lender to do so.

There are definitely some hiccups with it being a small company, but I do have to say that their response time on tickets is really fast.  

, 2) it manages the properties directly so there are many hands in the cookie jar, and 3) how/when/impact if "they" decide to liquidate properties and what would be the exact impact to me? 

DM me if you need help, and I’ll point you in the right direction!

Also, if any rental brokers with first-hand experience with section-8 in Brooklyn, NY would be interested in working together, I'd love if you can message me here directly. 

But 1) you're likely grandfathered in if they ever do, and 2) there are no talks or indications of changing directions on their stance. 3) long term rentals don't cashflow here, but our appreciation is super high.

Most small landlords will choose $1,000,000 in liability coverage, but in my experience, you can ask them to increase this.