Ultimately, it may translate into higher rents and/or lower property values to have to account for that risk.

So if you have an extra $500/mo loan for the vehicle they are going to figure that translates to something like $75,000 less purchase power for the house.That's why your friends say to not have a vehicle loan, because it lowers your purchasing power towards a mortgage.

I found that much of what I had learned and the skills I developed in the SFH space translated pretty well. 

looking at 5-8 unit properties in south and midwest acquiring around $500-$600K (assuming they are able to be financed) if not I would need to find OPM or another source for enough capital for acquisition and rehab and stabilization.I'm trying to figure out how much from what I learn doing single family and duplex etc will translate to small commercial multi and if there's a real benefit to doing that for a year or two before jumping into small commercial multi family.

That deduction means that you pay $ 3600 less taxes pet year, which translates to $300 per month.

Anybody here working full time (for corporate or standard 9-5 job)+ trying to invest+being a single parent (translation: doing homework with my kid), anybody like me?

But I've often found my "common sense" doesn't translate to the real world.

Should I first write one paragraph in english and underneath the paragraph translate in spanish or should I have one side of the page in english and other side of page translated in Spanish?

Low price does not necessarily translate to a good investment/cashflow.

Even small changes to increase net operating income (NOI) on a multifamily property (such as increasing rents $25-50 per unit) could translate to equity increases of tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars.