@Nick Henry this also comes down to how much time you have available and how much effort you are able to put into purchasing a home or building and doing renovations and then finding quality residents to live and take care of your asset.

My assumption is that there are a lot of bad apples, and very few that actually care about the seller.

Can I refinance my primary residence 30yr conventional loan into an investment loan of some type and have my wife & kids live there while I live in a seperate primary residence (multifamily) to satisfy the 12m occupancy of VA loans?

I DO NOT care whether he drives a Toyota himself.

Can't say what's hardest, too many moving parts but take care of your tenants and build that goodwill, pays off in spades.

Highlight features and amenities they care about most.

And, being 23, raised in this world, I really don't care about substance, I care about making that $ yo!

The previous owner took exceedingly good care of the building and there was nothing that need to be done except to raise the rents.

Some investors use conventional loans, while others use private lenders, hard money loans, or partnerships.

Listening carefully and asking open-ended questions like “What’s most important to you in this deal?”