A single property is simpler to manage, carries lower financial risk, and offers streamlined tax reporting but may generate taxable income sooner.

However the owner comes from corporate world and they started out doing deep dives into markets and moving Hedgefund type portfolios between large investors.. they then decided to offer there service to smaller turnkey type and one offs..

And that may sound undoable but those deals are out there on mls if you make enough offers.  

There are a lot of options with a 6 unit building, and I agree without more details that it will be hard to offer any specific advice. 

I recently learned that Fannie and Freddie offer financing that wasn't available to us for smaller purchases and I'd now like to pursue larger deals with this type of non-recourse financing. 

Many cost segregation study professionals will offer you a free quote on the cost of the cost seg study specific to your property as well as the potential tax savings.HOW LONG DOES A COST SEGREGATION STUDY TAKE?

.: Quote from @Jefferey Eutsay: I'm considering making an offer on a 36-unit multi-family property.

I'll admit upfront that I would never own rental property in CA, so that colors my response.I'd offer the tenant up to $10K to leave immediately, keeping the eviction off their record, then sell.

What type of fund offers 12%?   

I have a good friend who has some great data on all the different neighborhoods - I am happy to share that with you.Also, if you don't have a lender already, I have some rockstars that I know like and trust.What sport do you play?