@Lillian Pintaro - you are correct for high end MFH here. 

So advice to get the house against him and he will move out on his own is HIGHLY unlikely.  

That gets worse as you get farther out of the cityTLDR: values depreciate, inflation has gone basically nowhere in Japan for a long time, the supply of housing is pretty good compared to demand (unlike the US) and that's because of flexibility with rezoning and development, taxes on rental income are high. 

I highly agree that coaching or even just joining a group that can help you learn the ins and outs, is worth every dollar.

Hey Jadan,Here are some high level thoughts:1.

Any MF of the quality and size (50 up) I would have been interested in would have been cash flow negative for the next 5 years or so, even with 30% down.

The tried and true version is pulling a list of properties whether you're targeting distressed homes or high equity homes in which case you can pull on something like Propstream or Propwire, you can skip trace through them or someone like Prime Tracers which has a pay as you go system. 

Quote from @Cathy Li: It's a white label software built on go high level.

It's very difficult to get SFR to cash flow these days with interest rates as high as they are.

You must work at least 750 hours per year in a qualified RE business.So most people who have high-earning W-2 jobs outside of real estate won't qualify.But the unique thing about RE pro status is that even if you don’t qualify but your spouse does, you can both file jointly and claim the losses from your RE investments to offset your other active income together.It's an incredibly powerful benefit if you do meet the criteria.