This would allow for a steady cash flow that will be passive vs. renting it.

Would I just continue to buy one house at a time or would it be better to try to scale up (larger package of sfh or small multis) I work a steady job and my strategy right now is buy and hold.

I called the installer and they were 2 weeks out because temperatures here are in the 90s-100s right now.

But if your rent is $1200 or below your rent will be rock steady or go up in a downturn.....WHY?  

I am from Indianapolis, IN so I have been back and forth about purchasing a SFR or Multi (house-hack) for here in LA (i'm currently renting DTLA) vs. purchasing several properties back in Indy (being that I know the market well and currently own one SFR that is cash flowing and appreciating at a steady pace). 

My partner has a steady job and indulges my lifelong passion for passive income. 

I know in our area even though its 3 to 5% cap rates its still positive cash flow not negative.. price points wont go up above rental income. at this point the market for rent has peaked and unless someone is going to owner occ  the values are pretty steady for small multi family and multi family.SFR's you cant look at in a cap rate scenario.. there is many times intrinsic owner occ values attached to those..

Hey @Jason MaI can't document the claim well but commute times have said to stay pretty steady around 30 minutes.  

@Scott A Smith You could take a look at being a Loan Originator for an investment mortgage company. its a nice gig with a steady paycheck and its a 9 to 5 type job.

Start with back taxes, make sure you keep the student loan current, and all credit cards, i would then try and bring the credit card amount down ( you do need some dept on the card for a good credit score) banks like to see that the debt is only about 1/2 of what your limit is, so you want to try and get that down to about 1,500 a little less is better, but that's a goal to shoot for. do not try and get more cards or credit lines, try and keep a steady payment schedule on what you have and get the balances down.