The comps sold in that CMA were CROSSING MAJOR STREETS.

You're mixing up ROI and ROE and it's the ROE that counts (David Greene has explained that well in several podcast episodes)!.

As David Greene always says, house hacking is one of the best ways to get started!

As the title states I am soon to be leaving active duty with the Marine Corps after 8 years and will be moving back the the great state of Wisconsin, Green Bay to be specific.

Quote from @Michelle Miner: I am currently TRYING to close a deal with them... not sure if it is going to cross the finish line.

However, all I see is another attempt to grab our contact information to spam us or cross-sell to members.

Also, I would also not cross-collateralize the houses if a lender would even do a portfolio loan.On your second question about multifamily, I would not jump to multifamily until you have experienced the common management problems with single-family as the expenses scale with the size of the property as well as the cost of mistakes.I would consider getting Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOC) on each property.

Another resource I recommend is David Greenes Long-Distance Real Estate Book, which helped me out when I was in your shoes. 

@ mags@Maggie Jones  I would suggest they buy a bowel with a rim around it, They make them for cats and you fill the rim with water and it makes a small moat around the food that ants have a hard time crossing.  

If you were to rent it out long term, that's where you cross the line.