Mortgage lenders will qualify you for a higher purchase amount for multis than they would on a single, because they will count the rent you will be making on the other units as additional qualifying income for your loan application.

It’s a lot harder today with properties at 2-3x the price and interest rates much higher too.I truly wish for all your success!  

I’d also recommend getting a few quotes, including at least one from a mortgage broker.  

Hi Danielle, As a property manager, if you were my client, I would recommend that you incorporate a monthly flat rate utility fee into that tenants lease.

Good occupancy and solid CAP rate.

If a seller refinanced a house at around 220k and has about 120k left in mortgage, but the house also appreciated to 450k, how do I structure a subto/seller finance deal?

That's three months of mortgage and utilities, the cost of flooring, and the cost of painting.

Is there room to reprice water so it’s rational such that the heaviest users pay the highest rates vs today where the lightest users do, particularly in areas like CA?

Consider house hacking when rates and prices are a little more balanced with reality.

While I have a fantastic rate, the co-owner's giving me the option to refinance or he'll force a sale.