Single families are generally more desirable for tenants & you also get longer staying tenants most of the time. 

And most regret it.I'll make the opposite case: it is VERY hard to screw up when buying i.e. a duplex in good condition in a desirable neighborhood and either self-manages or hire a quality PM to manage.To any new investor who is reading this: In real estate cost and risk have an inverse relationship.

Currently underwriting 35 SFHs being purchased as a portfolio by a PE Firm in order to push rents via ADU developments.

Additionally, due to limited capital and the desire to minimize risk in a new country (for us) we employed a Master Lease strategy.

Maybe we could combine our desire for a meetup in the Huntington area work on getting people to attend together.

To thrive in real estate investing, you must maintain a firm grip on your finances.

We use Yardi for our accounting, which leaves much to be desired at times, but we have spent a lot of time working on our financials to get them to look the way we want.

I should have listened to my intuition but I gave it a try thinking it was just a learning curve, but what I'm learning is it leaves a lot to be desired.

A private lender is optimal (so you don't have to use all of your cash and can scale easier if desired) because you may not have to jump through as many hoops.

Without knowing KC, I would be hesitant because given the price and rent, I suspect it might be a less desirable area of town—again based on prices in completely unrelated cities.