In Ohio you can find a lot of single family in the $100-200k range or 2-4 units in the $150-400k range that do pretty well cash flow.

I currently own a two-family home with my girlfriend, but I plan to refinance in 2025 and start fresh with a focused expansion strategy.

Is the property already zoned multi-family?

My primary is a 2-family also and I use turbo tax for that and my other rentals. 

Hello Jorge,In my 25+ years as a real estate broker specializing in multi-family sales, I've only had to challenge an appraisal once.

I read that one of the requirements for getting your second FHA loan is having a change in family size.

I am going to be lending to an investor on a single family home.

I've had qualified renters move into a rental, add their bum friends or family members, and then disappear, leaving me with bad renters who weren't approved and aren't on the lease.The best practice is to screen every adult, approve them, and add them to the lease. 

Other than the 1 property I am renting my family's taxes are pretty straight forward with a couple W-2 and no LLC, so when I got the $1,700+ quote for tax preparation it seemed a bit much.

And the funny thing is other family members believe it or not FAMILY members ask me why do I was my time and send comps to an investor buddy that already has the deal under contract off market and you get no commission!