A duplex or triplex is a solid choice for house hacking, and this community has tons of resources to help you learn how to find and analyze deals.

I will go so far to say that the sub-metering was the WRONG choice for us, given the cost, and given that if push came to shove, it would not hold up under scrutiny - by tenants, in a court of law - and therefore by extension, us.

Hi, it is your choice.

Either choice you make will be a good one.

I know which one I would take out of those two choices.  

was it poor choice of notes.. or do you think it was straight up stealing money from their investors ?  

As the great philosopher once said, "mo' money, mo' problems".I think the reduced leverage plan is a good choice to free up some DTI but obviously the extra fees on DSCR could start to add up a little.

Ever wondered if single-family or multifamily is the smarter choice for building your rental portfolio?

If you’re in that cash position I mentioned above, then we might be a good fit to get on a call so I can show our process which is complete: 1) finding and buying the right property 2) creating a top product from that purchase with a world-class designer on my team 3) co-hosting/managing that property at a discount for clients to ensure you get more money and have a product that lasts.you can also follow me on IG @tampa.rei , I’m actually about to post a walkthrough of a property that was being managed by one of the most popular PMs in the country and in just 1 yr you’ll laugh to see what state the property is in from poor management!

I would say these are not deals for a retail investor.Regarding investing in syndications, its really a personal choice of being passive and trusting people when real estate is not your specialty - similar to stocks - I do not manage my stock portfolio because I am clueless on it and my wife is 1000x smarter than I am and manages it.