Just know if you try to get agency debt, they will not lend on a property with a heavy student concentration on the rent roll.Good luck!

Maybe it's time for you to concentrate on your job and put your efforts into making and saving money, waiting for that next opportunity.

And concentrates your equity in case you want or need to access it later through a refi.One other thought to remember is that with two properties come two closings, two loans, etc. 

I've been religiously listening to BP since spring, and finally got one property. I made an offer on another property in the same town upstate NY. I wonder what investing strategy other investors use. Do you heavily i...

The most restrictive markets are often the ones with the highest concentrations of wealth.

As a newbe to real estate investing, I see different types of homes (Brick, Frame, etc.) being sold and I am not sure what are the differences between them and which types of homes should I be concentrating my efforts in purchasing.

And then we're going to find George Soros and other concentrations of left-wing power and wealth.

In smaller cities, you need to look at the job base, how many industries are there, and how are the few major employers concentrated in?

The PM names that come up most will be who I concentrate on and vet.

.* Generally have higher gross rent yields (admittedly expenses can be higher due to common utilities and common area mainatenance, offset by economies of scale over time)Once I have 7 or 8 conventionally financed multis (mostly 2 and 3 BR units to avoid transients as much as possible, and to capture large Section 8 allotments), I plan to focus on SFRs for buy-and-hold, using local bank financing.Advantages of SFRs:* Greater rental demand, quicker tenant placement * Longer tenancies typically* Better resale options, including O/O buyers* Tenants pay all utilities, maintains yard* Can rent under lease-option if desired* Less concentration, more diversification* More liquid; if cash needed can sell one houseDoes this seem like a reasonable approach?