You could build a crazy amount of wealth and a great career doing that.

Its 20 years later I have money in the bank, great credit,  living alone very modestly, and a business that is doing well.

There are guidelines and guardrails, but a challenging deal can have positives and a golden deal can have issues below the surface.

Find out what buyers are purchasing on the MLS and then try to land those listings. ( Example: Research tells you after looking on MLS that 4 bed,2 bath brick house sitting on 1 acre with a 2 car garage and a basement for 250,000 make up 75% of all sales in the area.

You have to find a zip code that has a prevalence of multifamily and a pathway to build multifamily.

I also practice as a Realtor because I enjoy it and it is extra income.So as an investor, your options are to get your RE license and have access to a lot of tools and do the research yourself (therefore you're paying with time, energy and a little money) or you work with a great realtor/investor in the specific market you're looking into.

For me a good SFH is going to be $300K now (which doesn’t make sense) and a 4-6 unit is between $375K-450K.

@Brittney Yang To structure a short-term partnership for your duplex investment, establish a joint venture or LLC with clear roles, responsibilities, and a timeline for dissolution.

I am in Orange County, California, and a 4-unit in Newport Beach with one unit being a 3/2 for example LTR would not bring in 7K gross income on that unit.

On a more enterprise scale, I employ RevMax software as well as a fractional revenue manager who looks at the prices daily on a market level and a comp set level.