After several weeks the warranty repairman met my sister and looked at the HVAC unit and said there was no leak.

I went from growing up in a hut in Vietnam and spending my early years in Section 8 housing in the U.S. to now owning four cash-flowing properties (8 units) across three states.

It's now a really lovely 3/2 unit, but I'd love to turn it into two separate units; 2/1 and 1/1. 

As for the areas to target, my goal in getting our feet wet as real estate investors--and since we plan to be living in Sac--is to find a property we can live in while renting out one or more units to help cover our housing expenses, which we can then hold and continue to rent out when we move.

If you make the purchase prices much closer, then the waterfront unit should do better.You are going to have to run the numbers.

Seems to me there is only upside for them but no share in any downside if the unit is not leased to short term stay occupants.

My Canadian partners and I bought a Class B 144 unit in Houston, Texas for 77k/door and we’re actively looking for another similar deal.

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

With FHA, you have to live in one of the units.

Guesstimates are around $1000 per unit. 3) Demand is crazy right now.