@Moshe MarcianoI recently helped an investor from Orange County purchase a single family home here in San Diego.

Quote from @Andrew White: Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment in San Antonio.

Quote from @Tyler Garza: Deal :Duplex Home2 beds / unit2 baths / unit3,000 sqftAsking 300k60k downEst rent/yr - 31,2005% Vacancy20% Op ExpenseMortgage 240k assuming 7%Results: CF - 6,600Cocr - 11%Cap - 8%Looking at this for a buy and hold and trying to determine if I am analyzing this right For the best rates, to get near the 7% on a 2-4 family you are going to need to put down 25% instead of 20%. 

if you want to buy a vacation house for your family, and you can afford it, and you'll occasionally rent it out - that's great, it's just not an investment. 

Yes, some immigrants send remittances to their families, but the majority of their earnings are spent locally—on rent, groceries, gas, and other essentials—directly supporting the U.S. economy.

And never let friends or family rent from you. 

If you are married, put the debt for the family house in only one person's name.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Again, large commitment of time, patience, and ability needed.The amateur of “semi pro” investor should realize that the professional investors (such as myself) spend ALL DAY EVERY DAY doing the above.  

You can quickly see why looking at this graph - https://www.visualcapitalist.com/buying-vs-renting-house-in-...You can see how in 2015 the average mortgage was cheaper than the average rent, so it was easier to make the math work with light value add and just buying single family homes.