I always felt references are very hard to validate as it can be their friend/family. 2.

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

We have been finding people with kids, dogs and active families will actually opt our of hardwood.

I’m just not sure if my first REI should tie up my money in a long term asset (appreciation) vs investing in a quicker ROI (fix&flip, BRRRR, wholesale, or simply cashflow)The typical down payment in Denver metro for single family is around 80k (which I don’t have in liquidity).  

What type of property are you looking for and do you have pets?

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

What are some things to keep in mind, how does one do a background check, what are the laws regarding that (I'm in St Louis), any advice, thoughts recommendations etc is greatly appreciated.Thank you@Rania MutumheHi Rania,Usually house hacking is where you have a multi-family property (like a duplex or triplex) and each tenant has their own unit.  

.- Scale Gradually: Instead of jumping into larger, riskier investments, consider scaling by adding a few more single-family homes each year.

.: @Marcus Auerbachhere's my secret plan - going to share it with you - this is how I pivot based on macro trends.unemployment going up: buy quality single family homes with fixed rate debtunemployment going down: buy quality single family homes with fixed rate debtFed raising rates: buy quality single family homes with fixed rate debtFed lowering rates: buy quality single family homes with fixed rate debtDemocratic president: buy quality single family homes with fixed rate debtRepublican president: buy quality single family homes with fixed rate debtdon't tell anyone, OK? 

Owning multiple types of multi-family rentals (Class C and B for now), I have a good grasp of the value, in addition to just public rental data, so not really a problem for me.