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

Mortgage lenders will qualify you for a higher purchase amount for multis than they would on a single, because they will count the rent you will be making on the other units as additional qualifying income for your loan application.

The higher your equity gets on a single property, the more you are losing money. 

In Ohio you can find a lot of single family in the $100-200k range or 2-4 units in the $150-400k range that do pretty well cash flow.

Managing from afar can be done on single family homes with a few properties, but you'll still need a solid leasing agent and handyman which can sometimes be hard to find. 

Hey Andrea,  We purchase a single family 2 br on the west side 5 min from the airport and a popular hospital.

.: Hi Everyone,I am relatively new to rental properties and currently own 3 single family properties as rentals.

Even if you do find that deal, getting it to cash flow after repairs and cash out refinance is extremely difficult for Single family homes.

I have owned several single family homes as rentals in my own name, my first LLC holds mostly 2-4 unit small multifamily properties, while my most recent LLC has all 5+ units.

It’s a single family house that I bought for $160k.