@Joshua Patterson nice intro, but what specifically do you need our assistance with?

However, driving rents higher will likely take a significant amount of cash to upgrade the units.  

Yes, it is just $1,200 per unit but if you have 250 units, it is a $300,000 difference per year.

Single family, 2-4 unit? 

So I've been thinking of joining the Air Force for 4 years, during those 4 years I would buy 3-4 unit properties which later after the 4 years I can get into Commericial real estate by doing a 1031 exchange or getting loans from private investors so that I can buy bigger multi-family properties.

But to buy land just to add more units, for me is a pass.

@Eric Winkler Can you provide any assistance to us?

Recognize buying rent ready units have very thin margins and most properties purchased off the mls will have negative cash flow.  

With a house hack you buy a single family and rent out rooms to roommates to make money OR a small mult-family (2-4 units) and rent out the other apartment(s).

Quote from @Tristan Kelly: Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.