Assuming you currently rent right now, and you are buying the single SFR as a primary, the 3-unit should just be designated as investment and you should be able to use the rents to offset the payment (up to basically 'zero-ing' it out, on paper). 

Are you having luck doing new-build single-family infill projects? 

The housing crisis saw record numbers of foreclosures of single-family homes in Maricopa County in 2010.

Purchase price: $2,400,000 Sold a single-family home and did a 1031-exchange into a 5-unit building at a cheaper price.

Since you are married and live in a community property state, the IRS treats your joint ownership as a single owner for tax purposes, meaning you can answer "No" and proceed with disregarded entity classification.If you want to eliminate confusion going forward, you could dissolve the current LLC and set up a new single-member LLC under one spouse’s name, ensuring automatic disregarded entity treatment without needing to file Form 1065 in the future.

It's been great - the property is 100% paid off and the house is worth 300-340k generating approx $2300/mo (that's after utilities/management fees etc.)I'm considering selling the property to buy 3 more within the same price range in the same market. 

I am not preticuarly brand new to real estate as I've done 1 house flip before and 1 brrrr here locally to me.To begin, I’m aiming to tackle two single-family BRRRR projects in the Jackson County, MO area.

Condos can be a nightmare because you’re not just buying a property—you’re buying into whatever financial mess the HOA decides to hand you.That’s why I stick with single-family homes and small multifamily properties—I control my own expenses, my own decisions, and I don’t get blindsided by ridiculous fees.At the end of the day, we’re just seeing the market shift back to something healthier.

Quote from @John Clark: Did you check for houses on the auction list,  or you can check with banks and look for REOs and convert that into a single family home and house hack or turn it into a Airbnb. 

Do a bit of digging, and you can find single-families in suburbs like Decatur or Meridianville that appreciate at rates above the statewide and nationwide average and hit the 1% rule at the same time.One caveat, though, is that most rentals in Huntsville proper probably aren’t going to deliver the cash flow you’re looking for.