This plan also offers many integrations (at an additional cost) depending on what your needs may be.

Additionally, I'm hearing at meetups that this could extend to multi-fam under 4 units as well, although I haven't been able to confirm.I work exclusively with smaller investors in the multi family space and would be happy to chat more about it.

@Ryan VienneauAre they able to set-up your credit cards as additional "accounts payable"?    

In addition, due to them being eligible for conventional non-commercial financing they typically have lower cap rate than 5 units and more.  

I used the 75% rule on the income and added it and my DTI without the rental goes from 24% to 38%.Or does it just allow me to just take the net profit of that rental and add it to my rental? 

Quote from @Lisa Albright: Hi All,Newbie here, just a quick question we are building an addition on our second home, we have a primary residence, and two rental properties.

Additionally, regarding the legal structure, an LLC seems to be the most suitable option for our situation.

Mortgage lenders will qualify you for a higher purchase amount for multis than they would on a single, because they will count the rent you will be making on the other units as additional qualifying income for your loan application.

This strategy involves holding the properties for the long term and profiting when you sell them.Here are some additional factors to consider when choosing a real estate investment strategy:Risk tolerance: How comfortable are you with risk?

Quote from @Zach Howard: Quote from @V.G Jason: Quote from @Zach Howard: @V.G JasonTo someone just starting out (only option of OOS) who can get access to 200k, but no additional financing at this time but an additional 50-100k max in reserve cash, where might you recommend they start - markets/property type/strategy?