“If biking around is something you want to do, you might be happier in a more residential area of the city, as opposed to a denser part,” she says.She also suggests asking friends and colleagues if they know a local you can talk with to really make sure you and the neighborhood are a match.How Do You Really Get to Know a Neighborhood?

PMC: We negotiated $80 a month flat rate for management, so like 8.5% management feeRent: $950 a monthOperating cost: I estimated  70% overall operating cost which included the 8.5% management fee, mortgage and repairs/upkeep, etc)Average net income would be $3216 a year Gross income would be $11400 ($950 rent X 12 months before all expenses)So re-calculating the cap rate and using total gross income I'm getting a rate of 4% as opposed to the 4.68% I originally calculated.Does that seem more accurate? 

In Portland, an ADU is considered a part of your home as opposed to a second unit.

Always open to hear opposing arguments though!

Originally posted by @John Underwood:A bigger property will likely net more than 2 smaller ones.To your point this has one set of bills vs two and less work for one than 2.Someone told me if they could start over they would rather of a couple of big properties than more smaller ones and they would have made more money with less work.So, opposed to doing say, 2- 3 bedroom  house you’d rather do 1 - 6 bedroom?

Devon,I am very new to this, but when I was analyzing my area, I found there wasn't a good market for rent by the room as opposed to Chicago nearby where it is much more common.

Is there anyone who just decided to have 100+ SFHs as opposed to transitioning to multi family?

Join BP Pro and start analyzing properties if your goal is to buy real estate as opposed to other forms of investing.

There's are some opposing opinions here already so I will just tell you that I did the same thing you are discussing.

Have you considered short term rentals as opposed to house hacking?