(Crystal City neighborhood) already has an expensive market in terms of rental properties, the cheapest thing you can get there is a 1 bedroom condo in the high $300k's and HOA dues in the $300 a month range, Single family homes start in the $700k range in average neighborhoods.

Hey @Mike Chmielewski - This is a bit of a grey area, but realistically, if this is your first home, & within commutable distance to your employer, and you'd like to owner occupy it, that's a really straight forward transaction.People move for legitimate reasons quickly all the time - (Job location change, not comfortable in the area, opportunity to move into a single family, etc.)Happy to chat a bit further about this offline.

There is also an assumption that the cashflow should grow over time as the rent inflation and expense inflation diverge, but housing values are high right now so I don't know that is a good bet to hedge right now. 

With just a few weeks until IMN’s 7th Annual Single Family Rental Investment Forum (West), over 900 REITs, Funds, Aggregators, Fix and Flippers, Note Buyers, Institutional Investors, and more are already confirmed to attend, with droves of attendees registering daily!

I currently own 1 single family home in Seattle.

Sounds like a deal but I bet the place was trashed or next to it..

Ideally a duplex or single family ADU so I can start cutting my costs to save money faster for the second house.I'd love to hear from experienced investors looking back on their first property.

We need local property investors to come to the Joliet Land Use Committee to fight a plan to conduct rental inspections of ALL SINGLE FAMILY RENTALS.

We typically get between 1 and 3 completed applications in a single open house (out of maybe 50 that expressed interest and maybe 5 to 10 to attend the open house). 

A hard money lender would be your best bet (my guess).