Strictly speaking from a financial point of view multi family's almost always make more sense unless your walking into some equity in a single family.

It is tough to find and usually takes some work, but that's the pocket of the market that makes the most sense to me. 

Trying to make sense of a deal right now and something hit me last night.

For me owning in FL doesn't make sense but I'd rent here all day long. 

I'm happy to consult and see if it makes sense. 

For clients who look at doing laminate, it almost never makes sense since the labor costs they are quoted to install end up eating up the savings. 

For me, it made more sense to invest out of state in a landlord friendly state.

The only way that I've found for it to make sense financially given such low down payments, has been to turn them into short term rentals. 

References can provide a good sense of the applicant's reliability and rental history.These steps should give you more confidence in your decision, even if their U.S. financial footprint is limited.

Gotcha makes sense.