Initially we are focusing on learning about buy and hold rental investing strategies (Single Family/House Hacking).Any words of advice for a young couple that is starting out in the real estate investing world?

Maybe explore house hacking options as a means to get more cash saved.

I have a dream of house hacking a multifamily in Brooklyn, NY.

@Roy Puli - Definitely house hack first and eliminate your largest expense, housing.

I'd like to use this to house hack a fourplex, but I'm unsure if it only applies to single family.

Hey everyone, long time lurker, first time poster here.I have started looking for my first multifamily house hack in Houston, Texas and after talking to a few lenders I keep running into an issue. 

In NYC, there are MFs for sale. the problems are: they are expensive... like a 2% cap rate if you're really lucky, and many are rent stabilized.  I'll be looking at a possible 6 family investment tomorrow. Every unit ...

But I live in an area where really the only viable markets are new construction, inherited land, house hacking, Section 8 (especially in Baltimore proper), and getting in in a gentrifying area at exactly the right time, which I'm not so sure I'm good at (see above about the house flip started in 2007 looooool).

(I have about $200k equity in the house but at 75% LTC is wont be enough to finance the addition.)Does anyone have a great hack on getting a constrution loan that you can pay yourself from as the GC?

@Matthew Banghart I have been trying to get my mother to house hack in one of my vacants for years - no go yet.