I chose one of the lowest-risk ways, to turn myself from a teacher and a reasonably good handyman-by-necessity into a good renovation handyman, an expert on my target area, and a capable low-income landlord.

Do not need property management capabilities?

Most importantly you need to convey confidence and assurance you are a player and not just wasting their time.

Figured I would return the favor to the community and document my experiences here.Key players: @Dave Foster, @Adriel Hsu, @Natalie Kolodij, @Sam B.Background At the beginning of this year, I owned 2 x 2 unit properties in Boston.

I’ve found that the further out I go, the harder it is to find a valuable team player.

to do that is not lost on me.Once I get my feet wet with Multi-family investing, I plan on turning to development (new builds, residential conversion projects etc.) where some hard work and vision can create value.Good to hear, I think it gives you a lot more options in this market if you have the capability and will to put in some sweat. 

Soccer and Basketball are both played with a round ball but they arent the same game and a good basketball player won't be good at soccer and vice versa.I think it comes down to your goals, your skill set, and personality.I own 38 units as rentals and have for the last 15 years. 

Do you have capability to assist with rehab, then rent? 

So, we developed our own capability to extract and display SFR rental data for the area we target and a property profile that rents well to our target tenant pool.

Hi everyone, I'm trying to get a better understanding of the mortgage system and all the players in it.