I am not going to sit here and blame it on the economy or on others like I see most people do, I know it's my fault and take full responsibility but that's the past and I'm trying to run as fast as I can from it!..

Hi Eric,The mountain towns have their own economy, quite different from the costal towns.

During the last downturn most cities and counties waived increases just to keep everything going.Now that economies are healthier in a lot of places these governments are pushing utility increases on what they charge plus also increasing and re-assessing property taxes.

If not, something is wrong (i.e. rents too high, area is very bad, condition of unit is bad, local economy is bad, etc).On my 2 unit houses, at max I lose 1 month per year for each door.  

It has everything to do with our economy, salaries for the lower income bracket, and a renters mentality.

., It 100% depends on the economy.

I think you quickly run into economies-of-scale, mortgage rates and down payments are higher for Commercial loans, etc.

I hope the up economy works out.  

Hi Erica, an improving economy in conjunction with the rise of silicon valley and venture capital joining forces to advance the lending space and capitalize on an inefficient model is what is helping to drive the growth of financing options in the investment 1 to 4 unit space.

MFRs appeal to me for the economies of scale working for you, but SFRs are great rentals as well, as many areas are going through gentrification, and becoming more desirable areas.