I am researching my first real estate investment - a multi-unit residential, preferably 10-14 units, in south east Florida.

We want to build a foundation on Single Family Residential that will be a base to fund the daily operations as we grow.

I don't advice buying a short term rental property is a classic residential area.

If they evicted anyone to make it vacant, you may have a rent ceiling.If you also build 1 to 3 ADUs, then your appraised value may be run as a 5+ commercial rental rather than a 4- residential rental. 

The number of financed properties calculation includes:the number of one- to four-unit residential properties where the borrower is personally obligated on the mortgage(s), even if the monthly housing expense is excluded from the borrower’s DTI in accordance with B3-6-05, Monthly Debt Obligationsthe total number of properties financed, not to the number of mortgages on the property or the number of mortgages sold to Fannie Mae (a multiple unit property counts as one property, such as a two-unit); the borrower’s principal residence if it is financed; andthe cumulative total for all borrowers (though jointly financed properties are only counted once).

I’ve been posting to a bunch of them if you want to search my history.First, it’s not advisable to hold real estate long term in a C Corp.In short...Most people get “turned off” with holding Title in an entity, such as a LLC, because then you need commercial financing because the entity doesn’t qualify for conforming residential loans.

In the past I have invested strictly in residential properties (1-4 units), I have closed on more than 20 rehab/rental/flip properties, and have worked as a commercial analyst for a large multinational commercial real estate management firm. 

Would be ideal to find locations where there's ground level residential units already and start re-zoning process from there.

Is it better to do it one by one (rental, residential, or equal) so that I have a better d/e ratio or can i do it all at once through different lenders?

.· Right around Labor Day the CDC announce that residential evictions are being put on hold until the end of this year for those affected by covid-19.