That answer should influence your decision

I say prove instead of support, because the lender influence on how an appraisal goes down can't be underestimated.Multi-family properties are fewer in numbers, and while they do get exchanged, they also get held on to for long periods of time pretty often too.

But this is missing the point of margin calls entirely, which makes them in no way an apple to apple comparison Value-Add Potential: comes back to control, but you can directly influence the value of your investment in some way which you can't do - again, rewards hustle and creativity. 

That will definitely influence what type of upgrades you will want to do.

All these factors will influence where to look and what property is best to fit your strategy.

It happensbe nice to the appraiser, as they have influence. always be ready to have it appealed

The obvious reality, of course, is that practically anyone without obvious physical handicaps and with the right motivation can become reasonably good at drawing or using a screwdriver.So, I would ask you to dare to believe that making conversation is much the same sort of thing, a skill to be learned, and your attitude toward any skill largely dictates how successful you'll be at learning it.On the other hand, if you find talking people up the most distasteful part of this business...well, just wait till you saw out a length of your first soilstack or you're forced to evict a tenant with a baby in the middle of winter.Read "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.

Who /what is OP, what will they be buying, and how is that going to influence mortgage guidelines?

And, not going into the arguments of the past with some on BP, I'm totally in the position of the IRS and SEC as to investing compared to operating.And, there is nothing wrong with being a real estate operator, it carries pretty much the same influence as investor in my opinion. in fact, operators implies a keener sense of operations to me, they are generally well versed in various aspects of dealings where the investor-landlord may not have a clue as to obtaining a zoning change to increase the value of a property.

You should always invest in the fundamentals of populations growth and the factors that influence it.