@Matthew McCarty At the beginning of my investing career, I was constantly looking at websites like Zillow and Redfin to see what houses are selling for so that I have a good feeling on the market I picked.

Quote from @Monish Anand: Start by looking for personal recommendations from investors in that market, then look on realtor.com or a google search.DO NOT use agents suggested by a website like realtor, Zillow, etc.

What are your long term goals (eg do you want to buy another house) and do you have a large savings set aside for unexpected expenses? 

My goals are small multifamily to financial freedom with potential to scale to large multifamily for great success.

Hi Henry,You’ve mentioned some excellent points about the complexities of scaling a portfolio in Europe and the importance of understanding local markets.

If you look at the demographics of the city, we’re not growing but we’re rapidly changing”.Large institutional money has not found the Pittsburgh market yet.

And I also think that the inventory in your market plays a large role in deciding what property type makes the most sense.In my market, there is a large abundance of the small multi-family properties, especially the 2-4 unit properties.

There is nothing inherently different about the process of working with Section 8 between SFH, small or large multifamily. 

Timber companies and the feds swap these lands all the time in an effort to create large blocks of either gov land or private timber lands.

At this point, I would recommend having a line of credit to cover these things so you don't have money sitting in the bank doing nothing when it could be put to work.I have 33 units, no debt except for mortgages, and excellent income.