My brother and wife are graduates of BC as well.2011.

It’s ran like a business, not a personal investment.Given the heavy workload I have being the CEO/founder of the wealth management company, my wife has set up a well oiled machine on the property management side, due to her perfectionist drive however, it still means that she's constantly dealing with tenants and toilets and replying to items at all hours of the day and night.

My wife and I have never really followed the $$/sqft. approach because it's not as accurate.

You will also know better if buying around 56 works for you and your wife after you have been here for a while.Renting is not ideal, but it does give you more flexibility.

Here's the back story: My wife and I are about to move states, and when we do, we will be shopping for a house hack, but in the meantime, we want to get our feet wet with a small multifamily property in Cincinnati.

I know it’s not a super helpful comment for your end goal but my wife and I are looking for a second rental in Virginia Beach if you were interested in freeing up some funds for your Pittsburgh expansion.

At the same time my wife and I are in the very beginning phases of building my family home.

This combined with my new boss giving me additional responsibilities (how dare he...) and the support of my wife prompted me to take the plunge. 

I did the exact same thing 5 years ago except it was a single family and I rented the rooms out to friends, now my wife and I have built a portfolio of 10 homes.

I plan to turn a run-down house no one wants into a beautiful and desirable property that other women will fight over.