James Caruso SFR, wholesaling and eventually multi-family rentals are where I'm wanting to focus.

If you are looking for an education, read the basic book for your state and track properties online.

I plan on buying my first property (hopefully a multi unit) using an fha loan and living in one apartment while renting out the other.

US Bank is hungry and lending in the small multi-family space as well

Also when you track it on a regular basis you can see how long something is sitting and track any price changes as they are happening.

I have my real estate license and am currently working with a few investors searching for larger multi family units.  

C = lower middle class housing, more multi-family mixed in but decent places, some crime but low-level stuff nothing dangerous or violent.

I found a lot with a SFH home on it, but its been zoned for a Multi-Family.How could I execute a purchase, tear-down, build.I want to purchase the house for say $150K cashtear-down the propertybuild a new duplex(MF)refi into a VA Loan.FYI my goal is to use my VA Loan at whatever stage of the process to best minimize my cash outlays.The tear down in Question is in Troy, MI in the Athens High School boundaries

My long term goal is to reach financial freedom by building a buy and hold portfolio that consist of single/multi family houses.       

In Mass, auctions are held at the actual property on the given date/time, rather than the courthouse steps.Feel free to reach out directly and I can send you some of the websites I use to track auctions.