Do you plan to flip, landlord, or what?

Long time landlord here.Aim for $100/month/unit for cash flow.

: Make Money as a Landlord in ANY Real Estate Market" by Bryan Chavis.Hope this put's you in the right direction.

If you can find a CFP who works with landlords - that might change things - but you are still facing some sort of bias.An estate planning lawyer is a must, but you probably don't need an ongoing relationship with him/her.

I suggest that anyone contemplating selling via a lease/option get clear about landlord requirements in their state.

Well, an FHA loan is an owner occupied load so you will have to move into one of the units and be the landlord.

Based on that, you can accept a single parent and 4 kids but cant decline because you think 4 kis is too many.Here is some info from texasLimits on occupants who live on the premisesThe landlord can limit the number of occupants who live in the house or apartment.

Landlords - Go see them and walk through the house.E.

I talked about the idea of landlords holding block parties last year http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/2997/blog_posts/22502-why-landlords-should-sponsor-block-parties and some though it was a good idea.

, you can find out who the landlords are in the farm you are working.A 2nd strategy is to look for recently closed sales, maybe last 2 years, in the MLS that were cash transactions.