Hi Ryan, I am looking to also buy a 4 unit in washington DC due to my job having me to relocate for work.

I would be very careful of buying properties via the land bank. 

I'm looking to buy a house in Raleigh, North Carolina, and I wanted to figure out all the monthly expenses, including utilities, that I'll have to pay for when owning a home.Below is a list of monthly expenses I've identified so far.

i suspect you'll say "too expensive," but out of state comes with challenges too, and getting crushed by deferred maintenance and overpriced contractors is actually very expensive.memphis in particular - to be successful there, you'll need a team and a strategy, not just interest solely because it's "cheap" to buy there. 

I am out of state (NY) but looking to buy a property in cash for rental income.

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

@Brian EastmanI just learned that when buying houses from Self-directed IRAs, we cannot depreciate? 

I’m currently buying a 6 unit that will cash flow 5X the amount in a short time period compared to the garage conversion.

Bruce not sure if any of the brokers in your market do this :   they buy a box van  and put their signage on it.. and say this is a free moving van for my clients..

Asking because you have 7% down and CMHC insurance and you can't buy a rental that you aren't living in with less than 20% down in Canada.