The mortgage includes rehab and the estimated ARV would provide that initial investment plus a lot more.

Flipping houses seems ideal since I worked in home improvements for 5 years, including owning a construction company as a general contractor at one point.I never initially invested in a multifamily because, in my area, they are all in bad areas.

My girlfriend and I are looking for our first move and have yet to come to a decision on what move we want to make I initially thought I would purchase an apartment or condo and begin renting it out, however, the numbers just don't seem to work in the places I've looked in BC (Kamloops, Kelowna, Vancouver, Victoria).

During my first investment, I was able to purchase under market value 🙌 , and with some rehab it now appraises at 20-25% over the initial purchase+rehab cost!

Michigan has some of the most complicated property taxes in the US.First, Michigan uses the State Equalized Value (SEV) to determine INITIAL Taxable Value.

Initially I was thinking of approaching them with the idea of seller financing, but the bank between us would make it awkward.

First Hard money lender dropped the ball and we missed our initial closing date.

Concentrate on one market initially and once you have a proven model to build your team you can diversify.

After my initial research, I think I might want to try looking into a rehab/flip or rehab/rent (buying fixer uppers in established neighborhoods, ideally where I can eventually build an ADU on the lot,) and down the line move towards lots zoned for multifamily properties on large lots (to maximize the real estate, or have off half the lot and build another dwelling on the new lot.) 

In addition to cash flow each month and paying down your mortgage, the house price (and rent) will increase over time adding to your initial investment (ie the down payment).