I wouldn't go nuts here...I would probably take out 50% to buy another $60k house.

I tend to go for the "low hanging fruit" The easiest to reach, and most likely to respond people.

It would not be prudent for you to service this type of loan, even if you are exempt, the base line as to requiring servicing functions and meeting demands will be as set as customary und Dodd-Frank, an individual really can't go there in view of the cost (which can be paid by the buyer, or split or by you) of a mortgage servicer, it would be nuts to attempt it.

I highly recommend this read: How to Buy a Small Multi-Family Property: A Step-by-Step Case StudyGood luck and I hope BP proves to be fruitful for you!

It's going to be different for each person depending on what they feel comfortable with.I personally prefer apples over oranges, because I have never been a fan of citrus fruits :)

King County is expensive and can be a tough nut to crack, but it can be done.

This year, it went opposite, and the numbers looked better on Turbo by $1500...I stopped comparing them, because it was driving me nuts always having different numbers.

I'm bringing tenants open to a 5 to 10 year lease to the table and possibly an avenue for me to rehab a property in a zoned commercial area and have them pay my nut.

There is no low-hanging fruit, if you want to buy below market and cash flow a California rental you have to be prepared to turn over every rock looking for worms.

Here in CA where prices and inventory swing quickly and cities throw in "green building" requirements regularly... you would be nuts to attempt it.The only real ugly claim I recall is a investor in Napa with an ACV policy he wouldn't move because my RC quote was $180 high.