Equity position has 3x'd over the last 3 years with improvements I have made and growing market).

I am open to connect with experienced professionals in the field, absorb their insights, and build lasting relationships that contribute to mutual growth. with that said I am new to the real estate industry and looking into multifamily properties. thank you for answering all questions!

However, last night after posting this I did start to do more research about the possibility of not house hacking after all.

Regarding your last point: you guessed right.

But this is the last step I take for due diligence.

For the last couple years I've been building small apartment buildings which lets me avoid the high purchase prices.

However, as a reference point the cost for prime, lakefront property in the area has doubled in the last 2 years.

Very impressive

I looked at 6 houses with solar last year. 4 were so bad that I couldn’t buy the house. 1 was kinda bad and one was reasonable. 

The last new lease I signed in December took us from $2000/month to $2300/month.