Also wonder how appreciation plays out in that area as well.

Hi Pixel, Check out this article about how DSCR loans play into the refinance part of the BRRRR method.

This would be more of a multi-family buy and hold play. 

A 4-plex would be ideal and you could play around with doing 1 long-term, 1 mid-term, and 1 short-term, plus you, if it works on your area to upgrade your income.

Main thing I would think of if you are targeting families are things like pack and plays, cribs, gamerooms for kids, etc. as well.

Dalton,A multi LTR strategy sounds like a great play for 2025.i would suggest attending any and all REI meet ups in your area that you can find; my brokerage hosts a bunch of them up in the north east and it's been huge for our growth.i would also suggest finding an investor focused agent.

Figure out how you want to handle you investing and what role real estate plays in that. 

The next RE play is going to be building ammo stores on the interstate and state lines between CA and NV and Oregon and WA and ID..

It's playing with plutonium.

U can target any real estate  although its quite robust for what your looking for.. we go for land and development land for the big money plays