Right now the market isn’t that great but I could see us looking to purchase a multifamily duplex however, in the current market, I’m finding it difficult to be able to have one tenant cover the cost for that property to break even.

@Cory M.I’d ask them for a break down.

If that branch alone breaks off and damages your garage I do not think you can blame your neighbor because that branch belonged to you and could have been trimmed by you.

On the day I moved in, I found out the property managers had other units in the apartment complex listed on Airbnb because an Airbnb guest tried breaking into the wrong unit (the police were called).

I would probably structure it as debt like a loan and possibly break it up into quarterly payments or whatever you think will work best for you as far as repayment. you can get creative....

Many real estate investing content creators like BiggerPockets have shifted to telling people to focus more on appreciation, which is valid but most house hackers I talk to would like some cash flow once they move out or at least break even.

However, this is a totally new space to me- Any advice for how to go about looking for a lawyer who works with individual investors and won't break the bank?

Its better to buy assets that will appreciate ( historic ) and be break even or a little negative. 

I want to invest with a 10-yr horizon in mind, understanding holding an asset that appreciates, while someone else pays down your mortgage, but that is if you at least break even!

what i'm finding is that, if i BRRRR successfully and then refinance into a DSCR loan, almost every property is break even or slightly negative.