It's not a good investment for MY money, and my alternatives include small multi's that we've been buying over the past 6 years in SD.  

For multi-family rehabs, I've redone a ton of these small '50s-'60s baths with the pastel tile and fixtures, but added an updated punky-kitsch twist, and people went absolutely crazy for them (budget kitchen re-dos, too).

I have over 30 years of RE I  single and multi-family experience.  

I'm looking for US markets that have a low cost to entry (SFR or multi for under $100K per unit/"door") yet have a strong potential for short term rentals.

My thought was to possibly purchase a multi-family unit (duplex, tri, or quad) so that I could live in one unit and take advantage of the 3.5% down payment requirement of an FHA loan.  

Looking for a multi family north of Boston.

I would have the ducts cleaned, furnace/AC system cleaned as much as possible, change the filter, and then run an ozone machine with fans set up to circulate the air for 48 hours.

I would like to try and buy a multi-family and I guess I will just continue to monitor throughout the winter to see if a deal REALLY jumps out at me.

Hello everyone, I'm planning to buy a pre-foreclosed multi-family property in my town. 

In my town, we have what's effectively considered "allowed non-conforming properties" which are exactly like you discussed...multi-unit buildings in single family zones, etc because of grandfathering.