Cheap House = Expensive HeadachesWhy buy 5 units in what sounds like a D class area when you can make the same cashflow with 1.5 units in a safer area with quality tenants.

If one person is more worried about budget, and the other is more worried about quality, this can lead to argument. 

They put in beautiful hardwood floors and high quality finishes throughout.

This involves thorough research on local trends, networking with other investors and property managers, and finding reliable contractors who deliver quality work on budget.

I like to hold better quality property/better neighborhoods for the ability to attract quality renters and maintain the value of my property. 

I know you are eager to acquire more doors with as little capital as possible, so you probably don't like my advice: sell them both and buy into a higher-quality neighborhood.

Something that cuts through the noise and provides me with the essential metrics necessary to assess the quality of a potential investment quickly and efficiently.I'm open to suggestions and advice from those who have navigated similar paths.

From lots of experience, Zillow may cost more, but the leads are much higher quality!

While borrowers expect transparency and efficiency, lenders strive to provide upfront explanations and support to ensure borrower success and foster lasting relationships.In the lending world, there's a common understanding that achieving all three qualities—fast, easy, and cheap—simultaneously can be challenging.

Here is the backstory: I started buying single-family homes in Milwaukee 15 years ago and pretty soon migrated from C into B neighborhoods ("A" would be 500k plus here) and some of my friends invest in larger MF so I thought that's the next step for me as well and started shopping for a commercial deal maybe about 50 units.The issue is that I did not want to go into the affordable housing space and assets in the quality I liked were so insanely high priced that I would have needed 40% down to meet DSCR guidelines - not to mention rehab cost to bring it up to our standards.