I truly appreciate it.I completely understand that the economics of owning a multifamily property (like a duplex or triplex) can be much more favorable than a single-family home.

For instance, cities like Chicago are known for landlord-tenant laws that skew heavily in favor of tenants, and that risk should be baked into your underwriting.What’s your take on balancing short-term cash flow with long-term equity growth?

Which one do you have the most favorable information on based on their past rental history and not what they say.I suggest using a service like Mayistay.

I was going to use the inspection as leverage, hopefully it’ll work in my favor but he was very stern.

Odd's would be far mor ein your favor if you just bought lotto tickets. 

Lenders set their own terms which can be more favorable to investors with a lot of properties. 

Then the tenant will rant a bunch of nonsense, have no evidence to back up his stories, and the judge will find in your favor based on the evidence provided by you.For future tenants, I highly recommend you read a book like mine or "Every Landlord's Legal Guide" by NOLO.

We are out of state but would be open to working with someone local if they can offer favorable terms.2) Any local realtors you have worked with and been happy with?

Our economic system has inflation, which favors the banks, baked into the system.

If you have favorable terms on those first mortgages, you might find that a HELOC or a second-position loan is more cost-effective than doing a full refinance or a DSCR loan.