Rents will be raised and lower occupant has a cat (won’t be allowed), but also just learned she has a boyfriend (not on lease) who has also been a noise nuisance in neighborhood and punched out someone’s car window.

If you have a noise complaint from a neighbor, you're fined $3000.

Your PM fees will also be less per unit for a multi unit vs single family.Tenants in multi unit buildings share walls so there is always the potential for noise complaints and neighbors that simply can't get along with each other.If you run into financial difficulties, it is much easier to sell off one or two SFRs than it is to sell one big multi unit.Traditional lending is much easier right now for SFRs vs multi units.  

I was doing a house inspection and heard a noise.

How are you folks prioritizing location (walk-a-bility) vs noise vs crime vs schools vs drive time to city centers?

So how do you cut through the noise to find the base rate? 

Avoid properties on main streets (traffic noise, avoid homes near freeways (smog/traffic noise), avoid homes without garages if most other homes have garages, avoid being in airport flight paths, avoid over building or over rehabbing for the area comps, know how to properly and accurately estimate ARv and rehab costs, and have money lined up in advance.

This is why these discount brokerages don't make much noise.

However, make sure to communicate any noise policies to guests to maintain good relations with neighbors.Pricing Strategy: Research similar properties in the area to set competitive pricing.

Roaches, noise, smoking, drama, small children, etc.