In the podcast, Al talks about testing the waters by converting only 1 or 2 units into LTRs.

I also always do a meth test for any property I'm trying to buy. 

I've never tested it.For Singapore (I lived there for a few years) I believe you need to be a permanent resident in order to buy property.

If you sign right away, though, there's a great chance you won't back out afterward.On the upside, it sounds like you did exactly what the salesman was "testing" your ability to do - you made a snap decision, while somebody was in your ear trying to push you the other way 🙂

Taking the classes and taking the test does not prepare you for the field.

As you mentioned: it will be hard but not impossible to find the right deal-- something you should bear in mind also is that when you are looking for 2-4 units with FHA, duplexes have to pass less "tests" to qualify your financing and are typically easier to get into.

You can start testing the market a bit now to get an idea of what numbers might work.Good luck and best wishes.

We have one breaking ground in Newark, OH in Licking County, a submarket of Columbus and it's ultra modern no garage testing the market for affordable housing. 

UL stands for underwriters Laboratories and they do all the testing for different types of assemblies.

ANY lender is going to want core soil testing which is expensive- where is this?