Welcome to the BP forum and what a perfect spot to buy a dream home Hawaii! 

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in American Fork.

Unfortunately, many new investors drool over how many crapboxes they can buy and brag to their friends about owning.

I own one rental house in Cypress, but with the current market I have not been able to find another existing single family home to buy that looks like a good investment. 

I have done quite a few different things, one of the best to find out who is doing the most volume is go onto good and search for the "we buy houses companies" in the area you are looking to invest.

Does anyone have any insight on using seller financing to buy their primary residence?

It’s a full time job (literally it’s my job) and we will self manage and probably be at 35% expenses (which is a little lower than normal as we already took care of all the capex for 5-10 years)To buy this building turnkey would be at least 2.5MM if not more.

Buy box: Location: Approx. 30 min drive to Boston Heights, for workNeighborhoods: Decent walkability score - not far from shops/restaurants/trendy neighborhoodsIdeal tenants: Close to hospitals/universities/schools for professionals/students/familiesBudget: $175-250K - Buying w/conventional loan, 5% down/ approx 20K reno.Property type: MFH 2-4 units - preferably side-by-side, with a yard we can fence for our dogUnits: 3+/1+ - better if 1.5/2 bath per unitTimeline: Plan to live there for 2 years, but possibly only 1 year if we find another investment opportunityGoal: Focus on appreciation - would like to see cash flow in year 2-3 (the year we move out), including overhead (Vacancies, Maintenance, Utilities) and budgeting in PM if eventually we don't manage ourselvesValue add: Opportunity for some forced appreciation, but not a full reno - cosmetic upgrades and updating kitchens/baths while we live in one unit.

If you want to buy a special house for your kids, then buy it.

I wanted to buy another house to move and rent out my current house within 2 years.I am happy to find this place so I can imporve my skillset as a landlord