Hi there,I am Abhi and I am based out of the San Francisco Bay Area.I am new to the community and I am looking forward to connecting with and learning from folks in this community. 

Hello,I am reading a Multi-family millionaire book right now, I am curious if it is possible to make cash flow in San Jose by living in a multi-family unit and renting out another.

Property 1 im 120k into it, the morgage company wants 136k . its worth around 190k currently, rent is 1800 if i wanted to rent it, HOA is 450Property 2 im 280 in to it, the lender wants 360, but its worth 500 and can easily appreciate more quickly, rent is 4000, HOA is 1400i have a family friend who is a lender whos willing to help offer cash to the lenders and then i can either sell properties for a lesser loss than 400k or hold for a few years and throw tennants in it and sell after to break even with the appreciation I'm hoping the lenders for the second propery is willing to work with me , and maybe even negotiate. i hired a lawyer today. fingers crossed.BEWARE everyone because im in a very bad scenario :(

Our family is looking to invest in our first property soon.

I'm OK to move this to Thursdays instead@Pyrrha Rivers - apologies Saturdays are no good for me due to family obligations.So shall we say that the next one is:Thursday September 17th, at 7:30pm in Yokohama ?

In markets with rental rate fluctuations like Dallas, deciding whether to offer a rent reduction or maintain current rates for your single-family home (SFH) can be challenging.

Land with a small camp that had been owned by same family for 15 years so I knew there would probably be no mortgage.  

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

I started with single family rentals and made the leap into a 14 unit multi family. 

I won't be investing in the riskiest/most supportable asset subclasses such as hotels, and tilt my portfolio the ones that have historically been more stable such as multifamily and single-family housing.