$25K goes far in term of cosmetics, but is way short if the property needs roofing or major exterior repairs or any systems replacements.

Given that you mentioned retirement, I'm going to expand upon that and assume you're looking to fund your retirement through passive cash flow, i.e. you don't need to sell.When you take those two things into account, you remove a PRO from Single Families (appreciation) and a CONs from Multi Families (selling audience & appreciation).You're basically left with the assumption that a tenant will take better care of and stay longer in a house versus the assumption of a bit more management intensive, with higher turnover, and the reality of higher cash flow in a multi family.Seems like a no brainer to me.I would like to see some data on 2 and 3 bedroom multi families versus single families in terms of how long people stay.

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Too many investors think of their financing in terms of no credit, no assets, no docs needed and that thinking is, in its very nature, wrong.

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In terms of you never seeing an REO with wholesale potential, wholesaling REOs is how Steph has made her living the past couple years.

It was slowing down the load times of the blog and didn't add anything measurable in terms of activity or participation, though I hope that you'll still leave your thoughts through comments on the articles you read, Nick.

In terms of learning, focus on where to FIND THE DEALS, FUND THE DEALS, FARM (SELL) THE DEALS.

A few thoughts:- A very good inspector shouldn't run you more than $450, so you're $1200 budget is overkill- In terms of costs, don't forget all the costs on the back end: paying buyer's closing costs (up to 6% these days if you want a quick sale), realtor commissions of up to 6% (if you have an agent), home warranty for about $500 (many buyers are asking for them), a termite letter for $50-100 (if the buyer's lender requires it), etc.- To do a low-end total interior gut of an 1100 sq ft house shouldn't costs more than $35K, so you're $52K budget should be fine, assuming there isn't any structural work that needs to be done, and the roof is in satisfactory condition.- Don't trust Zillow for any comps.