Answer will largely depend on;A) Language of the lease agreement,B) The local laws related to enforceability of language in lease agreements.No answer can be given without knowing both factors, as well as knowing how your local judges would rule on same.

The only thing he requires right now is that i pay a large down-payment towards house number 2. all 4 of them would go live in this new house and i would rent house 1 to some working professionals i know are going to be relocated later this year.Anyway it seems hard to conceptualize this logistically so if this is advisable please offer any guidance. the other option was just to continue to save like normal and he will rent this house to strangers so we all have to make moves this year regardless of the decision i just figured i keep the house and start building equity.Thanks in advance

@Ricardo Cristobal SoCal can be a tough nut to crack for newbies.A couple years ago I mailed out lots of letters to homeowners in LA County with no luck.Then I tried rural Kern County and got a deal from a distressed homeowner in California City.The margins were not as large as they would've been in LA or OC, but I was able to rent it out for 2 years before fixing it up and selling it for a decent gain.Also, have you considered an owner-occupied small multifamily for your first deal?

Originally posted by @Dale Plant:I just checked Rent Moola, they require 50 units minimum.That's a new(er) condition ... we were nowhere that large when we started working with RentMoola (they were also relatively new).

In those cases or other specified large rent increases that cause displacement, landlords would have to pay relocation benefits, with increased benefits for the disabled, seniors and those living with minors.The measure would also create a nine-member rent stabilization board to determine annual adjustments, hear petitions for individual rent increases and pursue remedies in court.

@Edgar Samperio there's a fairly large meetup every month and a Saturday or two held by the IEREIC group.

Most are in Mpls or St Paul, but you will find some first-tier suburbs with large duplexes.  3-4 plexes are as common as a Vikings Super Bowl outside of the two cities.Within 45 minutes of MSP airport: This will be no problem, everything is within 45 minutes of the airport, especially in multifamily.Areas with a small town/ neighborhood feel are a big plus: South St Paul would have this feel so would Stillwater but that is probably more than 45 minutes from the airport with any level of traffic or bad weather.

I always recommend digging deep into your own business, identify the inefficiencies and we can build Podio suite's or automations as the conduit for scaling.

They are in the business of making money by scaling up their lending practice.

Pros - SUB 100k TK sfh, I can not think of any biggies other than perhaps a way to scale but then again does an investor want to scale what is below.