I'm looking to be a bird dog in regards to finding multi family property's.

Seems we have had single family policies (1-4 units) and multi-family (more than 4 units) and I can see the question asked on multi-family.

I want to confirm that I am correct:For the first multi-family, which we are going to occupy, I can put down 3.5% with an FHA, whether it has 2, 3, or 4 units?

It's all well and good and groovy to have a smart refrigerator or wireless security system...until those devices/systems offer up every little bit of personal & private information available on the IT systems they are connected to. 

I've had a couple of buy and hold properties but now I'm actively looking at ways to achieve more passive income through short term rentals and multi-family units.  

In short, I think this speaks to the frothiness of the market and any system with less checks and balances (i.e. now they can just buy anything the "crowd" may not have liked) is worse off. 

I'm new at REI and am currently looking at Worcester Ma multi families.

I was curious as to whether there is a wait time needed before a landlord could add the monthly rental income he receives from his multi family property onto his own personal income? 

There was an episode on American Greed about Remington financial.. they were in business over 20 years their target was small commercial to bigger multi or commercial.. they charged 5 to 10k DD fee's estimated they brought in over 200 million in the 22 years they operated.. by the time the FBI was done with them.. they could not establish that they had made more than 11 loans in all those years.... long prison sentences. your instincts are fine and intact.

@Louis Hiza I'm also looking to invest in Connecticut's multi-family market.