The units in China now would sell for approximately 300k and 400k today, and appreciating.I want to buy properties to Buy and Hold to secure a steady income and wholesale properties, either concurrently or after gaining some experience from Buy and Hold properties.Thanks to everyone taking the time to read this post and thanks to everyone who has already contributed to this amazing community.  

Unfortunately, the contractor wasted the space gained from having a shower over having a tub.

We would be able to put our capital together and invest as partners, although we are still trying to gain as much knowledge as humanly possible before our first REI.

Hopefully I have a little better luck here.My current employer offers an exceptional benefit through PST, or our profit-sharing trust, program.

One of the big benefits of using the same lender is, besides building relationship, they have all your information already, so you don't have to spend hours trying to submit all the necessary documents.

It's a great business that can benefit both landlord and tenant but it's not for everyone.  

If they are determined to be employees and you have no Workers Compensation coverage, you would probably be facing fines and you would be liable for the Workers Comp. benefits that the injured employee would have been entitled to.

Not to mention it seems like a great way to raise capital and do more deals more quickly and therefore gain experience faster. 

I am asking this because a Bank I contacted told me that they won't typically work with someone who does not have any prior experience building  multifamily and suggested that I consider purchasing an existing property instead.How else would you gain experience?

Cost segregation studies are often performed to isolate and value the individual components so these items can then be depreciated separately over shorter lives.Whether it is worth it from a cost benefit standpoint for SFR's in my opinion is debatable.