I too bought not one, but two multi-families with my sister (the trusted team on the ground) in the same month earlier this year. 

My sister-in-law and her husband are about to put their house on the market near Ft.

My sister lives in staten island, NY and getting ready to buy her 1st home as a primary residence. 

I am looking at buying and there are a couple listings that have multiple units and I want to protect my investment by buying both but we are using an owner occupied VA loan and I would want to actually close on the sister property after we get the first BRRR finished.  

I would like to develop internationally one day, but for now I have teamed up with my sister and made a couple of wholesale deals.

The motivating forces here was that this was an estate sale with 3 out of state sisters selling the property.

Cali has some catch up to do with its three sisters but I'd personally wait that its time arrives.

She didn't make any of these requests prior to her signing the contract, after the contract, she brought her sister in law, her daughter, and everyone else there was giving her advice as to how to "improve" the apartment. 

I'm leaving behind my parents, sister, BIL, and little nephews.

I'm in the midwest and am helping my sister and mother to manage the sale of my mom's house in western New York State.