Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $165,000

Cash invested: $20,000

I bought a duplex in Racine that needed a lot of cosmetic upgrades. Both uni...

I'd love to hear others' opinions on this but I am a fan of making the house as attractive as you can to a potential buyer, even if that adds cost. 

Building a small house on this 25 acres. 

Quote from @Robert Ruschak: Would you skip the 700+ single family houses and scale up faster into multi-family?

Here’s how I’m currently thinking about it:The interest rate on my existing property is 3.5%, so I’d like to maintain that rate rather than refinancing the entire loan.

And they failed during the housing bubble. 

Quote from @Dave Schimmels: What is a good way to get accurate rent comps with existing tenants based on the area?

For yourself, I'd save up enough to be able to house hack, and then house hack.Hope that helps.  

Insurance right now is wild, so I'd get a solid broker on your team - I'd be happy to share my contact if that would help.Also, aren't most of the existing insurances shared on the OMs for the properties? 

Is your house in an area that is appreciating, easy to get good tenants?