(I recently saw an article in Forbes talking about the Bay Area’s shifting market) And if you aim to hold properties long term, keep your eyes on towns around the Bay that have had consistent rent growth.Here in my home market of Phoenix, I see investors branching out to places like Austin, Chicago, and even Omaha from what Ive heard because they recognize how trends can shift quickly.

Once you feel you've built a strong team with your first property and have solid systems in place, I would then start buying more aggressively and taking on bigger projects.I suggest reading this BP article on the core 4.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-team

The do not know their product they just refer you back to self help articles, which did not answer my question to begin with. 

The average commission in other developed countries is actually very similar to that of the US: https://tranio.com/articles/real_estate_agents_commissions_i... 

First and foremost you are just reading a newspaper article.

It'll need some trim and paint on the inside as well as some cleaning and minor touch-up, so I wouldn't consider it far off from being rent ready.I am interviewing property managers now and trying to ask all the right questions.Thank you for sending over those articles.

There are numerous articles on this site that explain the pros and cons of investing in multi-family vs. single family.

I have linked an article below that goes over how they tie into BRRRRs.

Here is a nice article from Biggerpockets for MTR 101 https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/how-to-invest-in-medium-t...

Hi Pixel, Check out this article about how DSCR loans play into the refinance part of the BRRRR method.