We are both interested in multi-family, but I have also been looking at Lennar Next-Gen homes with the hope of converting the "next-gen" suite into a short term rental. 

Any general comments on the effectiveness of text/SMS marketing also appreciated.  

Any general comments on the effectiveness of text/SMS marketing also appreciated.

Any general comments on the effectiveness of text/SMS marketing also appreciated.

I bought it as a heavy reno project (85k) and it's paid off spectacularly (176k and growing, with an addition and a second master suite on the way).

It could also lead to increasing price of multifamily buildings, due to effectively increasing the money supply, if the rent amount do not change as well.  

Today is the first day that Californians can apply for a permit to split their single-family residential lot into two in order to develop up to three more housing units.
Several options exist, including tearing down...

Reading through the forums many investors say that a SFH is a better option.Part of me wants to hold out and see if I am able to find a SFH with a basement suite as my first investment property, this way it allows me to potentially live in one suite and rent the other or rent both.The other part of me thinks that I shouldn't worry about getting the best deal, but rather get into the market.

Net investment income tax is effectively a surcharge and assessed when taxpayers income exceed a certain threshold.

The reason they do not allow 100% of the rental income is because they assume 25% will get eaten up with maintenance, repairs, management, etc (they are effectively accounting for your properties operating expenses) With that said, they place a cap on the qualifying rental income at your PITIA (principal, interest, taxes, insurance, association fees).