Complex construction projects are the easiest way to lose money, and the toughest for inexperienced investors to be able to pull off.There are a lot of inexperienced contractors as well who will gladly give you a quote for $50,000, get half way through the job and not be able to complete it or need another $50,000. 

Pm me i might can snap photos of a few im half an hour away.

I could have stabilized a 4 unit building with 3 long term leases and rented out the owner-occupied unit with short term rentals half the year.

Cash for keys might be the easiest and least expensive route.

House Hacking is, in my opinion, the easiest way to get into real estate investing.

We could have trained for half a year, bought gear, recruited a support team, and likely finished.

Hey BP so I'm excited because it's looking like I'm going to be the proud owner of a 4-plex breaking my analysis paralysis buuuuuuut I could use some direction.1. currently the water is paid by the land lord half the electric and gas also paid by the land lord as well as trash and sewer.

We have been running numbers on houses for a year and a half, we have narrowed down our neighborhoods and our plan was to purchase our first rental in 1st quarter of 2022.

Capex is half of what i use and sometimes that is not enough.

@Mason Jeffries - You personally have to be a landlord for a couple years before they can count all of your rental income into your DTI calc.The easiest way around this is to use a portfolio lender instead.