a lot of times the numbers in those lower cost areas will look great on paper... and then 10 years of cash flow will get consumed by capex, vacancy, turnover, tax increases.

As long as you pick the right areas in San Antonio, your rental will do well and your rents will continue to increase year over year.2.

After thinking on it a bit more, I am going to look into the feasibility of a rent by room strategy to increase the cash flow and speak with some lenders to learn more details about what I'd need to provide to be able to consider these rents in my DTI calculation when I am qualifying for the next mortgage.

Are there ways to increase the income from the property?

To switch from the Electric trucks to petroleum based trucks.California will have a rude awakening when they see the electrical grid crash due to increased demand.

For instance, FHA loans frequently permit smaller down payments for multifamily buildings, increasing accessibility for owner-occupiers.Examine the Cape Girardeau, Missouri, local real estate market.

Hi @David FernandezI´m not a qualified expert and you should certainly seek professional advice on this, but I have borrowed from non US residents in the past and my understanding is that a 30% withholding tax would apply.

So if you're looking to get into multifamily, I would try to identify the people in your area who owns hundreds of units and provide them value in the form of property management, joining their brokerage and bringing them commissions, walking properties for them, starting a meetup to increase their brand.

Also keep in mind that your principal payment increases every month you have the mortgage.

We've batted around ideas by raising gradually - in two parts, 1 soon and 1 6-9 months later, and letting them know that and starting with increases soon on some people and in March on others.