If you're living in the multi, you should have a pretty good handle on things and can anticipate most routine maintenance issues. 

Usually weight lifting, but in the summer i enjoy jogging as well.545-620  Shower, get ready for work.620-640  microwave a breakfast sandwich, warm up my truck.. head to work by 640....It's routine.

However I really want to get into the property management business as a side job and since i plan to manage my own property, I figure it makes sense to throw a few others into the mix since I'm already doing the routine.

I don't have a calendar of when I should be doing routine maintenance however. 

Even coming up with the 20% down payment on a single family home would be difficult for me.Building seems to be a good route in my situation because the comps on a 4 unit building in SWFL are routinely $400,000 and up.

I can see that the SFH routine has been a great experience for us and we're still happy with our tenants and the progress we've made.We've recently decided to alter our course now...we're going to regroup for about 6 months and then attack the multifamily units exclusively. 

To find out what their routine is.Know the type of property you are looking for and do not be the first on to bid.  

@Daniel Mendez yep...pretty routine stuff...you just want to chose your lender and loan product carefully...make sure you have this lined up before you do the deal.

  :)    Gives me a heads up on routine stuff like roots, obstructions, etc, to clear.... or that I will need to dig the whole thing up because its crushed or built out of tar paper (look up "orangeburg pipe", it was a thing back in the 60s!) 

We have a few residents who routinely pay late fees and it just becomes extra money on our end.