Some advantages of each (disadvantages are generally just the opposite): SFR: greater renter demand, more potential buyers when need to sell (homeowners+investors), tenants pay utilities and mow grass, less funds needed to get going, higher LTVs permitted by banks, better tenants and longer tenancies cut turnover/leasing/maint expenses, more inventory available, more exits w/ possible lease/options and seller financing, more geographic dispersion possible with SFRs spread out so greater diversification if neighborhood goes bad MFR: more efficient financing (one Fannie Mae loan locks up 3-4 units), modest economies of scale (one roof), higher gross rent yields often, can possibly add value through increasing NOI, less driving around since you have more units in one place, lock down more units on one transaction vs hunting for multiple SFR deals The 100% vacant thing on SFRs is of course true and oft-quoted, but if you have three SFRs versus one 4-plex for the same amount of capital requirement, then that point no longer makes any sense; it's all about units.

.), and I go MLS hunting in those areas for active AND pending properties.

Happy hunting!

IF they have GIS system available.It may take a few minutes, but you can almost always find the information you're looking for with a little bit of hunting.

It's low cost and you never know what you might find on your treasure hunt!

I'll definitely shoot you an invite.My favorite partner in hunting will be back from his paternity leave soon and I am looking forward to an outstanding 2014.

You might just call them or their competitors and inquire on the process.Happy Hunting!

Jamaal Hunt,Congratulations!

Otherwise, they will place a judgement on my credit.Do I hunt for a hard money lender?

Then I started learning about the tax treatment of those expenses, and learned a lot, including things I'd never heard of - like the fact that you get to claim 1/27.5th of your property's value (house, not land) every year as depreciation - a game changer when crunching your numbers.I learned a lot about how to hunt for properties on the internet, and after a while I was running sims on specific properties to see how I thought they'd work.