They are for long term wealth building and the goal has to be to get them Paid off as quickly as possible you then will start to see real cash flow.. a stable of max leverage rentals anywhere is not going to move the needle on income to you in the first five years.Jay - thanks for jumping in,  I appreciate your perspective, and I don’t expect SFR rentals to be a cash-flow machine in the short term.

I love to visit Dubai but looking at most of the apartments I am interested in I think there will be a dip after the 2020 expo.

Then we sold the house in California and moved my family back to Arizona into our nice, big house which my wife has been beautifying since we moved in. I

Given the lack of activity / buyers in the market at this time with rates, would you reccomend holding and renting it until the market is better to sell in? I

I appreciate your comment that the point where I will need to take action and jump in is unique to every investor. 

I’ve spent time assessing areas locally and identified Richmond, Pearland, Conroe, Montgomery and Katy as prospective areas to invest in. I

My payment after was 3461 rents 6350(with new tenants coming in I raised rents in apts 2 and 3 to 1800/1850 respectively.  

.: What I'd be really interested in is a yearly update. 

So many people have reported that after letting the inspector in they have received summons for no sense reasons, what makes me afraid to let them in. Is

Quote from @Jed Butikofer: Quote from @Jonathan Greene:If you aren't house hacking, multifamily deals should be profitable (maybe not in CA).When I review markets I have lived in, I see 2 bed duplexes for $500k-$700k while only generating $1,400 each in monthly rent.