Hello Pychou,My names Sarah Naylor, I am a local investor and investor friendly real estate agent based in Lancaster PA.

I have a family friend who is a GC and been building MF homes in the city for years.

Purchase price: $98,500 Cash invested: $15,000 owner financed on duplex, bought from a friend of the family. hopefully many more to comeHey @Jeffrey Eschbach, welcome to the BP Forum!

Take a look at this podcast from BP - it goes over Beginner friendly ways to start investing and you will take alot from it. 

Here’s a breakdown of some top areas:Cash Flow-Friendly NeighborhoodsWest Charlotte: Known for affordability and strong rental yields, West Charlotte offers opportunities in single-family and small multi-family properties.Gastonia: Just outside of Charlotte, Gastonia is a great spot for investors seeking cash flow.

Are you both friends and have unique skill sets and are breaking up the duties of investing based on those skills?

Center Point is not investor friendly anymore so I would advise staying away from the rental side.

Is there room to reprice water so it’s rational such that the heaviest users pay the highest rates vs today where the lightest users do, particularly in areas like CA?

No it's your friends boomer parents giving the downpayment to your Gen Z/millennial friend to buy that house to their newlywed son with their new daughter in law/wife being emotional and running up the price because it's a "dream" house.

For me it's family, friends, and the food.