I really enjoy playing basketball as well! 

One property is about 3 acres that my main house is on and the other is just land with a well on it and it's about 2 acres.

Your interest rates are often higher for a non-owner occupied home  than for a personally owned home as well.   

In some submarkets, properties are moving very well and there is appreciation even in that price range.

Well, excluding the single family home that I am planning to rent out in NC in the next week which started as my primary home, this truly is my first multifamily home purchase with an intent to invest.Now, to answer your question, is it wise?

It's not unusual to see 3/1 and 4/1 Section 8 properties but that single bathroom would not do well as an MTR.Overall, I'd say location and the shape of the property is going to be your key driver and the factors that will make or break you in the MTR space so very carefully evaluate both before you make your decision. 

BTW, Nathan you have been very helpful to me in the past as well...

I started on house hacking as well when I moved from Portland OR to Columbus OH to start with real estate investing and grew my portfolio to over 7 figures.

Doesn't Germany suffer some economical problems as well and would it be cheap to do it now?

The other option is to try and bring on another partner as well