The best setups have:5-11 members (ideally 6-8).1 bedroom per member.1 bathroom for every 3 members.Look for properties with these specs:6-8 bedrooms.2-4 bathrooms.Ample parking (street or otherwise).Detached houses fit this formula beautifully, but other property types can work too.

Is it on a busy street, does it have a view, etc..

Investment Info:Townhouse fix & flip investment. 26 Pilling Street is a multi-family townhouse located in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

You see a house on google street view, bid like there is a house there, and you bid your $50,000 minimum bid up to $100,000 for your $200,000 house. 

However, as I walk down the street in my city, I see tons of retail businesses that definitely do not comply. 

@Kevin Hintz It's property dependent, obviously, but last year, I sold one a street back from the beach that they're cash flowing.

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The city may require more off-street parking as well.

Plus the street isn't a busy one.  

Evan Hiller was quoted in the Wall Street Journal article about the Nightingale/Crowdstreet deal debacle:https://www.riggsdavie.com/team/evan-c-hiller