I plan to buy and hold a 10 unit multi family apartment.  

I will be purchasing a small multi-family property, a duplex or maybe up to a quad.

Welcome @Jennifer Story, sounds like you're on the right track, this site is great for networking and getting a ton of real estate information.

I just read into buying multi units via FHA the other day and did read about the max number of units I just figured there were ways around it even if it meant putting down say 7% vs. 3.5 but if that were the case I guess it would still make more financial sense to stay with the 3.5 on a 4 unit.

Search for a realtor in your market that has experience with small multis and investments.

But there are spots that are supposedly following the same track record. 

I am leaning toward starting out with the buy and hold strategy, there are a lot of affordable multi-family properties in my area and I would love own a few as rental properties to start out.  

I am almost ready to buy my second property maybe a SFR or small multi.

Hey,So my question as a new member is what are the chances of getting a lender to offer a 75% loan on a $1 million multi family property in Florida for around 4.5%.We have previously invested in many single family properties in the UK and have over €1 million in property.

Single and multi family.