Even in the US when you have a mortgage, you should have a profitable investment if it satisfies the 1% rule.The 1% rule is generally applied to long-term rentals.

Frankly I’m not sure how profitable they are long term.

Particularly in business and investing that term gets thrown around a lot; accountability, mastermind groups, courses, etc, etc.

Make sure it explicitly explains the process for termination if you are unhappy with their services, especially if they violate the terms of your agreement.3.

. - neighborhoodscout includes the year 2000 in their free infoI would use 3% (it has 2.9% since 2022) long term appreciation.  

I will be furnishing one side for now and leasing to a mid term rental until i get a property management company that will work the property or get it leased out to students What was the outcome?

california has had statewide rent control on mf units for ~5 years.My experience with rent control is that in the near term rents increase more than without rent control.

Real estate investing has been a passion of mine for time with my mother also having invested early on where I likely have gotten the love and desire to follow similar foot steps.I have taken last 6 months to educate myself and currently own a single family home as primary residence and would like to expand to multi family properties (2-4 units) for additional stream of income, not to mention potential tax benefits for long-term investing.Based on current living situation, I have a fair amount of equity established in my primary residency along with having enough cash to either pay off house completely or use towards investing in a multi family property.Given that I'm the sole source of income for our household with my wife being the home maker for our two kids under 2, trying to weigh out risks with getting started now or perhaps waiting. 

BRRRR all comes down to finding the right distressed properties at the right price, then identifying the right long term financing. 

The buyers and renters in that area, due to the low income, won't have any other options in terms of where they can live.