Read haphazardly as I continued with my buy n hold properties, and ready to re-intro myself into flipping. 

need to be smoothed out.Mortgages: Some terms might vary depending on number of units.Timing: Showings/inspections/repairs take a lot longer to get scheduled and completed when all units are occupied.Turnover: Some people report a higher turnover rate compared to SFH.Maintenance: My observation is that n-plexes tend to be cheap and simple boxes built to do nothing but cash flow.  

The only way I really see this working is if a builder is distressed and needs to move inventory and can't afford to hold the property until he can sell it at market.You may want to look at fix-n-flip properties or  buy and hold rentals for cash flow.

@Madhu Alli you're not going to find SFR in N Dallas that fit the 1% rule.

Payroll - N/A   Sales Tax?

Currently living here n Grand Junction Colorado.Would love to connect with you all! 

Yes, I've read some web reports about the Raleigh city council vacillating over what rules to impose on airbnb and STR in general.https://www.newsobserver.com/n...It seems they've not been enforcing any of their decisions, as a quick scan at airbnb's site shows lots of whole house / apartment rentals in the metro area.Even so, we'll keep our options open and may need to expand our search outside of the Raleigh city limits.

Went to Sun N Fun last week.

the list that i have focused on properties bought in the 1980s. a lot of them were bought at a price 10-15% of current market price. it would be good to know if any were in some kind of situation.thanks for the comments.i'll update the thread when i finalize on the direct mail strategy. i'm trying to do n learn at same time--reading the BP blogs n Anson Young's great deals book, and trying to do a Chris McClatchey style financing,

My appraisal  prior to the rehab being done thru a 203k loan came out short n now i have to bring a extra 1000$ to closing to make up the different.