A cash-out refinance might be better if you want to park the money somewhere.

Having 4 kids moving property to property was not always a walk in the park for us.  

Tons of outdoorsy stuff too (Metro Parks, Alum Creeks, Hocking Hills nearby)!

That being said, I'm part of an experienced Syndication Group who invests not only in Multifamily, but also different asset classes:  Self Storage, Mobile Home Park, RV Park, and Retail - all to diversify the investment offerings.Reach out, and the next time we have an LP capital raise, I will send you the OM (and obviously info on our company) to review.

Think of all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

I do a lot of business near the parks with STR and I know the HOA fees can make it really difficult to make the numbers work.

I would advise to buy all of them because it will make it alot easier for you to put capex money into exteriors, landscaping, fixing parking lot , fencing , lighting , etc because sometimes the hoa might not be collaborative in my experience.

In an congested area offstreet parking might be needed.

I’ve personally house hacked in the Irving park neighborhood in Chicago with a multifamily so not completely relatable experience to what you’re looking to do but hopefully can provide a few insights.If you go with the suburbs in a SFH, you could rent by the room and presumably increase cash flow.

People had no idea what to do at stop lights, gas pumps didn't work and those that already pumped gas couldn't pay because the attendant couldn't take cash, the lights were out in office buildings and hotels, grocery stores were worried about frozen and refrigerated food going bad, theme parks had people stuck in rides screaming to get off.