WE are seeing this in the Portland market.Montgomery Park the largest office complex in the state that sold about 7 years ago for 250 mil just got bought ( after no one bid it at foreclosure) for 25 mil by Menashe family. its over 1 million sq ft.. dont think you can lose on something like that. reminds me of the buys in 2010 in some markets were sfr's were selling for 1/4 of replacement costs..

Multiple people including myself have tried to caution him of the the true costs but he's been repeatedly dismissive and has made it clear we give him motivation and he wants to prove us all wrong (whatever that means). 

I am trying to target a savvy investor or younger buyer who want to house hack while living in main home to help with the cost of ownership. 

i would love to buy a 3-4 unit that could both reduce my cost of living and cash flow. move out and redo the process a few times every year. 

They have been managing fine, although not too busy, I guess because of the market.

I'm going off the understanding that you still need to spend 500+ hours in the business to achieve material participation (please correct me if I'm wrong). 

You’ll need to treat it like a business—handling tenant management, accounting, legal compliance, property maintenance, and more.That said, when done correctly, it’s a powerful tool for building wealth!

My thinking immediately turned to researching local rental costs per square foot to determine income potential with triple the current square footage.

My goal is to grow this business by expanding my investor network and seeking properties that will allow for additional scalability.

The real prohibitive costs come from the legal, compliance, and reporting requirements of registering a security.