Frank, For a rookie investor with low capital looking to build a rental portfolio, the best strategy is house hacking: buy a small multi-family home with a low down payment (FHA or conventional loan), live in one unit, and rent the others to cover your mortgage.

Who knows, I definitely would of been a crypto multi, multi millionaire, but I doubt it b/c I'm sure I would of cashed out at some point before it headed north of several hundred dollars 

@River Sava small multi family 

Also the more people that live there the better ride sharing can work for whoever has a vehicle.  

I'm new to real estate investing, but have thrown myself into learning as much as I can by joining a Veteran based investment community, have been working with my realtor and looking daily for potential multi family properties in the Dallas area for house hacking, which I've set myself an deadline to be completed by May.

.✔️ You’d rather pay for peace of mind and legal compliance.Final ThoughtsIf you’re house hacking a small multi-unit (like a 2- or 3-flat) and are comfortable being hands-on, self-managing can be a great way to save money and learn the business.

Converting properties to multi-family is considered extensive rehab and those programs are a little more exclusive than the standard bridge loan programs. 

I currently broker LIHTC multi-family for a large firm coast to coast and am also interested in MF in the Arizona submarkets as well, and will eventually invest on that scale - I just figure breaking into the state through SFH flips may be a more risk adverse way to understand the pros and cons to phoenix submarkets.

I’m looking to network with people that help asset manage multi family apartment complexes.My business partner and I have grown to almost 300 units.

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