These shortcuts will be pointed-out as we go along: Now let us consider our happy, fictional couple, the Smiths, who purchase a four- unit apartment building in their hometown for $292,500.

The letter is addressed to both myself and the property management company and alleges that the management company refused to rent the apartment to the complainant based on the fact that she wanted to use a Section 8 voucher.

The front tenants keeps her apartment very clean the middle tenant complained about mice and the back apartment is empty.

I wasn't getting shabby tenants by and large because my places were all in nice suburban Houston neighborhoods, but 4 of them were in a bit more down market subdivisions than the others. 

My area - and I'm sure most others to do - has several "Apartment for Rent" type Facebook groups that you can join and then post your rentals in.

In my area I see a lot of "Mother In-Law" apartments and other non-legal 1 bedroom tack ons... often these are garage conversions. 

Hey guys, Here’s my situation, I had bought a 3-family home last year, lived in one of the apartments for a year and now moved back in with my father to get that extra income from the 3rd unit which is basically house hacking.

(I rented an apartment when I moved to the Bay Area in 2008.

(they are about an hour/60 miles apart)

If you want MF then in IMHO you are better off buying renovated apartments from a broker that have strong cash flow and put a manager in place.