Multi unit properties are value driven by rental income.The majority of SFH investors are buying their positive cash flow through pay down of their mortgages (dead equity).  

I personally spent about 20 hours crawling through the attic on hands and knees with trash bags and a shop vac, removing critter pee-soaked insulation, rodent poop, snake skins and a dead squirrel.

(Inserted for legal disclaimer not as an advertisement.)I currently service IN, OH, FL and as such have seen a lot of different types of purchase contracts.I am looking to switch from stock market investing to real estate.My wife is scared to death.

We mostly invest in the stock market  and have made good money so far but nothing beats the feeling of owning something tangible that you actually have control over.In 2008, we built our first house in a neighbourhood under construction.

In my opinion its not the Las Vegas real estate market thats in a bubble, its ALL ASSETS (stocks, bonds, real estate, commodities, etc) across the board that are in a bubble. 

Led by a professor who brought personality to finance, it was no surprise to hear that he worshipped real estate (& stock options, but that's for another forum) and I caught the contagion.Since graduating, I've decided to continue my education on Youtube, reading various self help books (Think & Grow Rich, Rich Dad Poor Dad, etc.) and finally finding BP to complete.

I think getting into real estate would be better than stocks.

Rachelle, Mark and Glenn, Thank you for the warm welcome and getting started tips.Joe: After many years investing in the Stock market, I now focus on investments that do not involve securities.

If I were you, I would try to find multi-family properties because the more doors you have under one mortgage, the more insulated you are from dead beat tenants and the more income you have toward qualifying. 

After grad school, I taught myself how to invest in the stock market and have been very successful so far.