my two cents: I prefer multis, 3 plus over singles and two families as inevitably you will have vacancy, late or missing rental income and it n my eyes is easier to swallow a piece of it than all your income or the property.Maybe down the road you could also convert to condos

If you are truly looking for advice, here's some that took me a long time to swallow:  you need money to make money. 

Example 1 is easier for me to swallow. 

I just was turned on to Google Keep for communication which is such an incredible app but doesnt fix my papers that are swallowing my desk. 

The home value is swallowed entirely by the inflation.

We swallowed our pride and offered them May's rent back and they leave withing 7 days as long as they sign a mutual general release. 

There was an old lady who swallowed a spider, it wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her...Not what was it that she swallowed to catch the spider?

I would NEVER buy a utilities paid by owner building,its a brown monster of expense that WILL swallow you up,,,AND tenants dont pay enough extra to pay for the costs!!

Think 19th century Chicago swallowing up the prairies and birthing the biggest and best meatpacking industries, lumber yards, skyscrapers, public transportation system, department store businesses and futures trading.

I understand the mindest of capital socialists - it's ok to live the conservative capitalist lifestyle while speaking like a socialist and expecting the peons to swallow it.