if so do you just connect them and see if they ok to rent it and share the common spaces?

With your background in architectural design, you're already ahead of the game in understanding spaces and their potential!

You'll have far less competition as you move into the 5+ unit space where the different financing and higher prices weed out many of the first time investors feeding on $400k fourplexes. 

That might be especially attractive to folks who want to shed the clothes they wear at work to keep their living space more clean.

I say watch this space as the net must be closing soon.

After doing quite well in the CT market space, I’m finally starting to adjust to the Ca market.I think it’s key to be in the know about off market deals, for both your primary and investment. 

I think this is your moment, friends in the multifamily space, and that if you let it pass, you might not get better terms.It can, and, I believe, will, get WAY worse for borrowers in the multifamily and CRE spaces. 

We are buying 7 figures a month and seeing 7-8 figures in opportunity - so no lack of opportunity in our space. 

Since this will be a lengthy process I will attwmpt to fill these units up with short term office tenants, or anyone that is looking for storage space. 

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