PS: not giving any of the check-in information until right before arrival helps avoid situations like this, where a new guest is beating on the door when someone else already has the right to be there until their check out time. 

We want to know exactly what interest rate we’ll pay on a mortgage, what the water bill will be, if the property next door is thinking of selling, and everything else that has even marginal relevance.  

Other neighborhoods like Astoria’s southern neighbor, Long Island City (LIC), Brooklyn’s Williamsburg & Dumbo, and the Bronx’s Mott Haven have seen similar patterns.With the rising cost of homeownership and growing popularity, prospective property owners in this iconic neighborhood are understandably drawn to two-family residences during their home search.

Currently We own 3 doors.  2 SFH plus a condo all in Multnomah County.  

If the Multi-Fam does not have individual utility-meters for all units, then you have to figure out what to do or it can potentially eat away at your cash flow.  99% of Single Family homes do not have this problem.These are just a few pros and cons. 

I did 59 transactions. kept 13 doors to myself.

So, if you buy in any city where rents do not outpace inflation, no matter how many properties you own, you will soon be forced back to work.What causes prices and rents to rise or fall?

I know in the RE sales world when I started I would do 1000 door hangers and get maybe 5 to 10 responses and that boiled down to one sale.. cant really comment on the mortgage side since we were not brokers we were the actual money and my business came to me referrals from other folks in the business. 

Locking in Price: You can agree on a purchase price upfront, which can be beneficial in a rising market.

On top of the fact that values and rents rise during the time you own the property.....refinancing, or snowballing payments can bring your payments down on top of it.