Purchase price: $19,000 Cash invested: $30,000 Sale price: $73,000 Smaller cottage style house with green shag carpeting and cedar shingles on the inside living room wall.

That said, there are good deals out there on the MLS numbers wise in rougher areas, but of course, you're going to get all the things you'd expect with it, when you buy in rougher areas.My typical advice for some one buying a multifamily is buy in shoebox style - AKA - a big rectangular building, with the units being smaller rectangles in them - a fourplex - four shoeboxes within a shoebox.

We'll likely see more demand for "garden style" multi-family in the suburbs - solving for density, while incorporating the demand for more suburban space.

@Davit Gharibyan I would go in with comps of older styled multifamilies in the area.

@Devyn CaraballoI’m in New Hampshire and our Dept. of Environmental Services has a fund homeowners can tap into to help pay for the clean up of leaking oil tanks.

But, the curve eventually flattens out as you get lower and lower.There’s a “sweet spot” for rental property investors, and it’s C class properties.A house you can buy for 40K, put 15K into it, and rent it for $800/month.You’ll get your $200+ in net monthly cashflow, have 20K equity, and you can do it BRRRR style and leave little to no money in the deal.

If you're completely against shared walls, then you'd want to find courtyard style apartments or properties with, for example, a house in the front and two apartments over a garage (in a separate structure) in the back.I'm living in a duplex now.

There are huge variances in location, property type, and owner style.

Did not use comparable properties anywhere close to my house and used homes in completely different condition and style. 

Build a lifestyle that fits your style, and a business (or businesses) that pay for that lifestyle tax free.