I am currently based in Canada and am looking to embark on my real estate investment journey in the United States, specifically focusing on multifamily properties. 

Our current focus is workforce and affordable housing investing.

I am a current university student with about a year and a half left, who has been interested in finance and real estate for a long time!

Find a partner, find co-workers/friends/relatives you wouldn’t mind living with, find a property you can buy for less than your current rent.

So far, I've read The Millionaire Real Estate Investor and I'm currently reading The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner. 

I would tell people today that if you buy a primary residence expect to stay in that home for atleast five years, especially with a FHA loan which has lower down payment as the current forecasts for home appreciation or very low which with closing costs on the buy and sell, it will take several years to have equity in the property and enough to be able to sell, so that is something also to consider.

Typically, I run a current income/expense column next to a ProForma column to show potential value add opporunties.I agree with @Robert. 

If I were to do a traditional VA loan, the loan would be close to 7%.Below are what I understand to be the numbers so far:Seller purchased the property in DEC 2022 for $1.13M (owned for 2yrs)Current estimates are Zillow= $1.26M/  Redfin=$1.323MOur agreed purchase price is $1.25MSeller financing would be $120k @ 8% for 3yrs.No commission cost.Small percentage of fees/ costs in the tune of 1.5% of loan amount.Let me know what you think and if you need any additional info.

I’d be happy to connect with any members who are currently working in these markets, especially when I visit!

Talk this over with a lawyer because under current state law, you will not be able to evict due to the cold.