My property performance is way below what AirDNA would estimate so I am trying to do some investigation on my own.

There is too much work and a better way to scale with multi-family. 

That way, you could live in one, purchase with little down since you can use a primary residence loan with a low down payment, and collect rental income on the other 3 units.

In the short-term I mainly want to focus on using and working on my primary property as I feel it would be the best and most comfortable entry to the real estate world.

@Gregg CohenHey Gregg,So my wife and I are brand new to investing and was looking at different ways to generate income.

Credit score- the higher the best. 760-780+ generally gets best pricing for investment property loans with most lenders.

Basically, Americans are still using their houses as piggy banks, and this just gives them another way of doing that.The argument is that it is too expensive to do a cash-out refinance if you have a 3% fixed primary loan, and this will provide options.What we fail to realize is that equity in one’s home is a hedge against many things like a downturn in the economy, or inflation.

Or are there ways to prevent this?

Alas - I learned every step of the way about ordering materials, working with contractors, scheduling, insurance issues, etc.

Again, connecting with a local real estate agent in that area who knows the market inside and out is your best bet.