I have one duplex and have been house hacking since I bought it, it's been 5 years plus I have this property and finally ready for a 2nd one, looking to see if I get another multi or a single family, any thoughts Side note I also need a bigger place since I have another child who now needs their own room.

@Amby BhagtaniI personally look for population growth in affordable markets where there is stock of multifamily properties I could potentially purchase.

For example, I believe Nest and Ecobee digital thermostats allow you to put a low/high floor on the temperature so tenants can't put it below or above a certain temperature.Finally, your lease should include a clause that says tenants are responsible for repairs if they abuse or neglect the property.

Then, on the day of closing, the buyer revealed a major issue: there was a second loan on the property, an additional $60,000 over our contract price.

I work with investors every day that are finding our off market new construction investment properties are a great way to invest.  

Hi @Guy Idan, like others in this tread said, is important that you "vet" the Syndicator (aka sponsor) - every component of the syndication is important (the property location and the local economic drivers, property class, the loan type, property management company, the sponsor, etc.) but I would say this is more as a bet on the jockey than on the horse.

Hello all, I am looking to purchase a multifamily property in the Houston area (single family, duplex in the back) with a partner.

We would like our next purchase to be a small multi-family property that we can house hack.

My W2 income takes all my FEIE, can I have our rental property business expense her management at $100k? 

I am looking for a rental property for under $400k to start off.