and you can also then 1031 into another small multi family that you also live in part of and rent part of. 

We would then use the short term rental income to fund the long term multi family portfolio state side.

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

I really like the idea of house hacking, but my wife is not willing to move out of our single family home to move into a property with other people.

Quote from @Billy Farley: My wife and I currently own 3 doors and moved to a new larger city in hopes to come continue our real estate investing journey.Over the past year we have dealt with death in the family, 3 totaled cars, medical bills, moving expense, job change.

It's really fun. if you haven't been, and great for families of all sizes.

When you start talking larger multi family properties and commercial buildings (office, retail, industrial) then cap rates become a much bigger factor. 

This is for a Single family home we are using as Short term rental, so we dont want to go with big companies that charge $$$

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

I appreciate your insights and feedback:I have a single-family home I need to rent out long-term.