I presented a cash offer and 'subject to' and explained the 'sub to' to them.They are not interested in sub to and asked if I wanted to buy the property for what they owned on it?

To protect your SSN in this venture you can set up a single member llc to avoid providing your SSN.   

I'm looking to learn, network and grow financially and mentally and branch out to to other areas of real estate, and look forward to soak up everything I can.Cheers,Doug  

I know for my area, there aren't any multi-family properties so we decided to go with the larger single family house.

Account Closed Multiple buildings on a single parcel is very common, but does not fit into the State Farm box very well.Other insurance carriers write a single policy with 9 buildings listed. 

I am looking for single or multi family properties in an up and coming neighborhood.Thanks for any feedback!

@Caleb Heimsoth, my 12-month goal is a single transaction growing to 5 properties within the next 2-3 years and 10 in the near-term.

I am thinking of buying, rehabbing and renting single family or multi family units in Milwaulkee. 

SFH - Single family home

The purchase includes 7 separate, single family homes on 4.2 acres of land: (1) 3 bedroom unit collecting $800/mo, (2) 2 bedroom units collecting $600/mo, and (5) 1 bedroom units collecting $450/mo.