Also I am thinking now that these are small rural counties with population in the entire county probably no more than 50k or so.. at least with most of those folks living in the city of Oroville which is right on the border with British Columbia In my flying days I would go into Oroville to get through US customs compared to going into one of the airports Airports north of Seattle .

In my case I was lucky that I still kept half of my portfolio, so didn’t get out of the RE game altogether.

I am a LTR owner, getting ready to move into the STR game.

For me, I’ve been testing a few different methods recently, but I’m always looking for new ideas to take my wholesaling game to the next level. 

My dad and I (both with access to VA loans) are about to get into the multifam game and how we proceed is really going to depend on the true occupancy rules for the VA and our lender.

@Cynthia Lee Depends on your jurisdiction, your relationship with the tenants, and your end game plan.

Now I agree the 4 will cash flow better than one will but I also look at it from risk of 4 properties will have higher maintenance costs and lower priced properties tend not to appreciate as well as a higher value assetI am also in it for long game and managing one is easier than 4

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Out of the 50 addresses zero will probably be interested in selling so it's a numbers game before you find the one. 

If your game plan is to pay it off with prepaying all your money you absolutely need a HELOC however don't need to use.