We recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

In fact, all owner occupied loans that follow VA, FHA, Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae guidelines require that the owners move in within 60 days of settlement.You can only buy now and move in next year if you get an investor loan.Yes they run about 1/2 point higher than owner occupied loans and maybe even higher than that compared to a VA loan. 

We chose to househack a single family room by just having roommates as opposed to buying a duplex because I personally love the way a SFH neighborhood is compared to MFH neighborhoods (generalizing here of course).

Per my research, Kauai seems to be a good place to invest compared to the other island, would love to get your feedback.

Hi, Nick, Peter, I am curious how North NJ and Central NJ compare for multifamily investing.

Oakland is another story Not sure you can compare to Sf the crime there is pretty nasty I used to work in downtown Oakland and it was fine in the 80s  Now I wont even go there..

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

We were particularly interested in this deal because it involved a light rehab, which is less complex and time-consuming compared to more extensive renovations.

Anything is helpful, in term of the services you use, your client's avatar, the return/work compared to long term rental.

This is a great time to look into the New York multi family market.Brooklyn has seen the highest percentage increase in inventory (74%) compared to other NYC metro area counties since last year (source: oneKey MLS).