Hello Everyone, Multi family is slim pickins in my area and I'm looking to start off with a 3 or 4 plex. 

After putting my first offer down last week and being passed up because of too low of a down payment, I've started to look in other directions (at least until the beginning of the new year when hopefully the pickings won't be so slim).Single-family homes have started to look enticing, but the problem is, with the price of them and the price you could rent at, the numbers don't make sense.  

(After repairing, the margins for anyone flipping are pretty slim). - Many of the nicest properties will be occupied.

A minor leak, the chances are slim.

It's probably slim, but still possible I would think?

The chances of you being able to purchase property with nothing down, pay a manager, hire contractors to do maintenance and repair and NOT have a negative cash flow are slim and none.For your scenario to work, somebody would have to sell you their property for one half it's REAL value.

I'm not sure if this will help, but it should place a perspective on how this market has changed in Bexar county.Texas in general is growing and quality inventory is becoming slim...In the 90's/early 00's, there were only about 50 people who would show up with a handful of bidders...

I think as long as you don’t have your insurance and taxes escrowed, the chances of the lender discovering the deed transfer are very slim.

Look on groupon for deals, I caught a refinishing deal once where three bedrooms cost a total of $900 to sand and refinish with 2 coats poly. 2 coats is a little slim but hey its a rental.

It takes so much time and resources to keep up with the new regulations that only the bigger banks can afford all the extra costs.The margins that the banks are earning now are so slim that they can't afford to be wrong anymore.