You have to understand the market, neighborhoods, numbers, and realize the risks involved buying houses "sight-unseen".

Rather than just spending the money on a rate buy down. 

Quote from @Crawford Peay: Hey just wanted to jump on here and introduce myself My name is Crawford Peay, I am located in Memphis TNI help investors buy and sell properties along with managing their portfolios in Memphis and the surronding area!  

Quote from @Paul Lucenti: What's up everybody Me and my wife are looking to buy a house out in Suffolk.

It's great to hear about your success with this multi-family buy-and-hold investment.

Depending on your long term goals I wholesale and use the assignments fees to buy free and clear properties and I use creative marketing to buy and keep in my portfolio. 

That means that you can buy a property with up to four units, since this is still considered residential.

Quote from @Jaycee Greene: Quote from @Christina Tsutsui-Tharp: Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

To answer your questions:-We’ve seen success with a wide variety of strategies; we have clients with buy-and-holds, house hacks, BRRRRs, and flips.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.