Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Miami.

I am from Michigan and I am looking to buy in Detroit and suburbs around Detroit.

Hey BP family,I am new to real estate investing but would love some experts insights so I don't get burned on my first dealThis is the property: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/724-N-22nd-Ave-Bozeman-MT...My thoughts are my wife, 8 month old and I could live in Unit A for a year or two while we rent out Units B & C to help cover the mortgage payments until we build/buy a more desirable family ranch home with min 10+ acres which we've been looking for but have yet to find.My hesitation is I've never been a landlord and am reluctant to get in over my head with property problems while simultaneously growing an online business and being a new father.After some negotiation we counter offered 895k with a 2-1 rate buy down for 20k and the sellers have verbally accepted but since our offer expired we need to resubmit.

No, if you want a low downpayment you could buy it with a FHA loan and live in one of the units the first year. 

My idea, together with a partner, is to use the DSCR loans to buy different properties in the midwest.

Those are really the things that will get someone to rent or buy a house more than the mechanical items.At minimum paint will go a long way to give your property a cleaner look and make it more desirable.Good luck, hope this helps!

Have a plan and target property, and be ready to buy. 

Do you have the ability to buy another home that would make you happy and rent the other out? 

It really is unfair that someone can buy a property and be held accountable for lack of permits on old work.

There is no problem buying off market and getting financing.