I recommend you closely examine the performance metrics for investing in multi family in the Bay Area.

This strategy works for her but I want to branch out and invest with my own real estate partner (also a mid-20s tech professional).My partner and I went through a process of examining our strengths and weaknesses and our "investor profile".

HI, my name is Walter Martinez from Phoenix, Az. i recently completed my real estate examination and on my way to getting licensed. while i pursue sales in real estate, i want to learn about buying for myself and learning ways to make my investment cashflow. 

Examine your skills and knowledge and find something you can do.

Last week I passed my CT salesperson exam in the hopes of finding a broker in the area that specializes in commercial and income property to affiliate with and learn from.  

I build rapport with the seller while further examining the property.

Hi Financexaminer and all,What I am concerned about is a finance examiner looking at my past two years without any income.

I have never heard of any landlord telling the RTO what a lease buy out amount was going to be, the polite examiners might ask you, but they will let you know in the end!

Basically is it a rule of thumb to just steer away altogether from these and put the money towards SFH or should each property be examined on a case by case basis.Let me know your thoughts.Thanks!

I would assume anyone capable to write checks to pay your rent, who was able to drive a car to arrive at your property and has the normal functions required to navigate through life on a daily basis has the faculties to understand if the toilet seat is up it also can go down once they are living there and/or has the ability to raise a closed lid to peer into the bowl and examine it all they want if that's one of the major rental decisions or not.