I am trying to figure out how to leverage the equity to buy a small multi family to add to our current inventory.

I did get myself prequalified and the loan officer told me that I can only buy SFH and I need to stay there for min. 1 year before I can make it an investment property (this option is available for me if I decided to pay DP less than 20%).I am mostly interested in multi-family properties because I can either live in one unit and rent the other or rent both units out for cash flow purposes.

One trick I found is that old rubber air hoses make for good tie down straps and that romex or extension cords can work well too in a pinch.Another is that getting into a house without a key is usually not that hard so I don't worry about keeping track of keys of properties I am not currently working on.

What’s the fastest way to get up and running with ~$10k cash for multi family property?

Here's the question: Is it a red flag if you find a city that has many multi-family listings that seem profitable, but has A LOT of listings city wide?

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) commercial investment investment.

how do I determine which market to begin my real estate investing strategy - seeking small multi family units with positive cash flow of $100/unit of more

If you lived in the multi you could get a HELOC....

I find it amusing that Michigan City comes up in so many threads discussing good rental markets for multi family and rentals.

Historically, I've had a lot of success with multi-families.