I am in the Tri-State area (NY, NJ, CT)  Depending on your goals You want to research TIC that’s the easiest and most liquid way to buy shares directly in a property. 

We will see, though. 4) It's not the easiest to scale there, as there are not a lot of properties that are on the market and most require plenty of work.The fix;I went out of state and to a market that has a lot longer busy season, where the market has had STR's for decades, where the economy is more built on tourism, has a population that can support a lot of contractors and has a lot bigger market to purchase from.In short, I called Avery.

If your dad buys, implying that he intends to owner-occupy and then does not, he'll be committing mortgage fraud.Your easiest & safest course of action would be to stop your current refi and buy another owner-occupied 1-2 unit property with a 5-10% down payment, using a conventional mortgage. 

Wondering what everyone's thoughts are regarding the idea of sending emails, snailmail, gifts etc. to past client's during the holiday months?

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@Kennesha VanBurch I have found the easiest and quickest is to look on a parcel map and see what the zoning is for that property.

I knew the easiest way to get in to real estate investing was to house hack a small multi-family property with a low down payment option.

that would be the easiest, non-complicated way to start, with less cash out of pocket.

The goal at first was just to find a couple properties to serve as a gift for my two girls down the road when the wanted to pay for school or weddings or whatever in about 15-20 years.

It is also one of the easiest strategies to accomplish in a competitive real estate market, as opposed to the BRRRR strategy or flipping.