Any insight, advice, or ideas would be greatly appreciated, I love Bigger Pockets and am excited to have joined this community of incredibly resourceful and creative people!!

Hi there, my name is Nathan and a wonderful Irish fellow named Brendan introduced this website to my partner and I.He spoke very highly of this community online and I believe has done very well in his investments.I have one question and perhaps you can guide me.

Shoot, one of them (w/almost 200K student loan debt (undergrad and grad)) was even able to get a down payment assistance grant from a local community lender (She is an attorney for a local government agency).

Hello BiggerPockets community.

And you should jump in, the community is pretty great here.

I actually stumbled onto the podcast before the forums, and am lucky to have found such a great community and resource!

I'm very new to this community, but from what I've seen, read, and experienced everyone is so helpful.

As for what is better to invest in SFR or multiplex there are cases that could be made for each that there are many posts dedicated to. 

Hello BP community,As a former Contractor turned investor/stay at home dad, I am in the middle of my first property deal with two Contractor/Developers in my previous home of Teton Valley, ID. 

Here is the summary of my situation that requires creative thought:Location: DC Suburbs (Clifton, VA)Original sale price: $300KOriginal mortgage: $240K ($60K down)Money spent rehabbing property since 2008: $70KTotal cash invested: $130KCurrent sale price (based on comps): $430KAmount owed on mortgage: $208KPotential cash generated from sale: $($222K, not including transfer costs)Estimated Monthly Rent: $2,200Current Monthly Payment for M/T/I: $1,300 *Biggest yard and likely one of the most updated homes in a desirable community where "average days to sell" is less than 14.Now the issues:Need $100K-$150K out of the house (or via investment) in order to put down-payment on next home, which will be primary residence (probably a $600K home).I've plugged numbers into every rent-or-sell calculator out there, but always feel like I'm missing something big.