Hello everyone I'm not located in Des Moines the city but Des Moines the County.

ruleVersi...These are the default guidelines IF there are no other specific requirements by the county, city (it would most likely be from the city). 

Be sure you contact the county first to verify if you are allowed to operate as a STR in the area you own.

All of the foreclosure information in at the county clerk's office.

Also, one of the homes can be raised from $1,850 to $2,300 when new owner takes possession. 3 Family House6750003 3 Bedroom ApartmentsApartment 12,205.00$Apartment 2 HUD2,300.00$Apartment 3 HUD1,850.00$Total Rent Expected6,355.00$76,260.00$ExpensesSchool Tax 23-243,460.68$Town and County 20242,222.30$Insurance3,035.51$Lawn & Plow2,400.00$Repairs and Maintenance Furnaces1,231.20$Total known expenses12,349.69$NOI63,910.31$Cap Rate9.47%

I'm looking into potentially house hacking a small multi-family home, preferably in northern NJ (such as Morris county) or Westchester, NY if possible, but I'm open to other areas that are hopefully within about 1.5 hours (driving or public transit) of Manhattan.

You need the connections or manpower to scour the counties recorders offices for seller carry backs then build a data base of those.. then you have to try to skip trace or other methods to get to the Beneficiary of those notes.

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Typically what @Samuel Diouf suggested will not work, unless you also include a significant and successful value add, for a few reasons 1) debt to income requirements likely will provide a means to get a loan on a 2nd property.   2) saving 5% for OO down in Orange County on MF likely means at least $50k with closing costs.   3) the home if purchased rent ready off mls will still be cash flow negative after a year (and 2 years, 3 years, … at some point it will have positive cash flow but I would not expect it in less than 3 years on rent ready property.  

We’re targeting the Florence/Hebron/Burlington area in Boone County, Kentucky, near Cincinnati, OH.