Probably a better quality tenant long term and usually nice equity growth.

Make sure the numbers work-then it isnt so hard.One person here is buying negative cash flow HOPING for appreciation.......................lol. 

Purchasing multifamily and then renting out the other units is usually going to have worse cashflow and be too expensive purchase-wise for you to afford in the Phx market.  

I Just wanted to say that "I Love the Bigger Pockets Rental Property Calculator"Use it to analyze your deals rather than work things out like I usually do in my head..it will free up space in your brain :/

We usually have all these excuses for why we can't expand such as money, time, or opportunity.

Bandit signs usually work in areas where the properties are cheaper.  

That's usually based around the theory that this way you can screen the tenants, gets rents to where they make sense for your deal, etc...We're closing on a triplex and everyone is on month to month leases.

That's usually based around the theory that this way you can screen the tenants, gets rents to where they make sense for your deal, etc...NWe're closing on a triplex and everyone is on month to month leases.

Unfortunately, the disaster relief usually isn't enough to put the house back into the same shape as it was before.After Sandy, many homeowners stayed in their homes or stayed in hotels and kept their homes while waiting for relief funds.

I have read that the competition for REOs is usually high which also jacks up the price higher than it should be.