., "I will buy at least one single-family home, duplex, triplex, or fourplex before the end of 2019") and then do it.

The 4-plex may be viable if zoning allows it but building another single family is probably not the move.

@Camille RomeroOhio has plenty of good options under $200k for single family homes and small multifamily. 

Hello Bigger pockets just dropped the blog link attached with current hedge funds buying single family homes .

Personally, I bought a 3 bed single family home soon after starting my job and had two friends from college rent which covered my mortgage plus a little extra.

I was leveraged to the point of being uncomfortable when I was single and in my 20s so I get the idea but don’t recommend pulling money out of a retirement fund.

I own a single family home in Socal that my wife and i currently living in.

It is RS-50 zone requireMinimum Lot Size: 5,000 square feet.Minimum Lot Width: 50 feet.Setback Requirements:Front Yard: Minimum of 20 feet.Side Yard: Minimum of 7 feet on each side.Rear Yard: Minimum of 20 feet.Maximum Building Height: 35 feet.Permitted Uses: Primarily single-family detached dwellings.To have different lot size need neighborhood approval, I believe...  

Long-term single or small multifamily rental would be our strategy to go. 

The insight about ARV being influenced by nearby single-family properties is gold—makes total sense now.Right now, I’m just exploring Sacramento and trying to learn as much as I can.