They don't like the "games".

New couple here, trying to get started in the real estate game.

In my experience people ho have no skin in the game tend to care less about keeping the property up than those that have to work to have it.

If you're in a diverse market and opportunities for either single or multifamily properties will support your ROI goals then I say don't exclude either segment in your search.Regarding your comment that a multiplex may be riskier with lots of maintenance & vacancies, this is only true if you let it be true. 

Think rent growth in a city like Seattle or Boston, but in Chicago, you can actually afford to get into the game.

Diversification potential: The region encompasses diverse markets - from revitalizing rust belt cities to booming tech hubs - allowing investors to spread risk across different economic drivers.5.

The gaming liqure liscnes are $1,000,000 alone.

I can't tell you how many times when people would contact my agents fresh out of guru school.. and talk a BIG game  we are going to buy 20 30 properties we are building a team blah blah blah.. when in fact most of them borrowed the money for the course and are now trying to do business with smoke and mirrors.. real investors that have money if you lay this out the right way will probably go for it.. and SELLERS I can see that for sure.. but then again in the retail resi space so many people just are clueless and or really have very little liquidity that even sending you 1000 bucks up front could be a risk and stretch for them..

We are in it for the long game, so we felt it was right for us. 

If you are a solid investor focused agent, I’d be game to discuss