But if your goal is to leave your day job soon, multi family will offer more cash flow typically.

I plan to continue to purchase buy & hold properties but would like to invest in multifamily properties to create cash flow.

Additionally, based on your numbers, it should definitely cash flow. 

Purchase price: $375,000 Cash invested: $87,000 STR What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

A lot of it has to do with location and time.If they are local owners looking at 1-2 LTR properties, I'll assist with identifying cash flowing/near cash flowing properties, assist them in the purchase as their buyers agent and assist with tenant procurement, listing, etc. but they can typically handle day to day management from there.Furnished properties, whether that be MTR or STR, are a lot more involved, as I'm sure you're aware of!

Any MF of the quality and size (50 up) I would have been interested in would have been cash flow negative for the next 5 years or so, even with 30% down.

Purchase price: $145,000 Cash invested: $60,000 Fully renovated 4-5 bedroom ranch on 3.3 acres.

Purchase price: $530,000 Cash invested: $20,000 Hello all!

As a side note typically I do not use my deferred tax dollars to invest in traditional real estate as the benefits (depreciation etc) are all lost when using a self directed IRA - My guess is build to rent will provide little to no cash flow to build the account - it will all be locked in the property. 

If all goes well, we should be cash flowing right away.