In general, many people start with SFH's because they have a lower barrier to entry being that there are more of them and they are generally cheaper than multifamily.

Consider hiring a property manager for the first year or two, then transition to self-management when you have more experience.Hiring a property manager is usually cheaper than losing a ton of money making rookie mistakes.

And I’m in the affordable/cheaper C+ class hoods with rent in the 1800-$2200 range.

Yesterday.Remember: cheaper doesn't mean you'll make more money.Start by going to www.narpm.org to search their directory of managers.

There is no doubt that on a one off basis you can do it cheaper, but having the infrastructure to turn 5, 10, 25 or 50 units in any given month is not simple and requires a real commitment.

Trust me no one is going to get into seller financing for a rate cheaper than market rate.

Also, it depends how good of a deal you get and how good an operator (or the one you work with) are.Assuming you buy the "right" property in the "right" place overseas, you'd typically have a higher unlevered ROI overseas because a) a like-kind property would be cheaper and b) the (high) season could be longer and therefore the revenue higher.The US used to have the advantage of the financing (availability + interest rate).

Alibaba may look cheaper but ONLY if it's new build not retrofit.Cabinet pulls at Target designed by Frank Gehry, no wait those are out of stock and we needed 32 not 4. 

SMS is just a cheaper way to waste money on bad lists that dont target true motiviation of "have to sell" vs "like to sell".   

Weekends brings in people visiting family or going to a foot ball game and week nights is mostly contractors or other blue collar groups needing a place for the week that is nice but cheaper than a hotel.