Base your decision more on the numbers and don't worry as much about what type of property it is.Here are my random thoughts/recommendations for multi units vs SFRs:For multi units, stick with studios. 1bed, or 2bed units.  

Specifically, there's job growth (Intel, Honda, Amazon, Nationwide, etc) and the population is growing (unlike Cleveland or Cincy).

Multiple, billion dollar companies are investing substantial amounts of money into our area, such as Intel, Google, and Amazon.

It has many tenants such as full size gym, yoga studio, NEW full outdoor area for pickleball, ju-jitsu, and other recreational programs that renting (16 total units - currently 9 are occupied).

Multiple, billion dollar companies are investing substantial amounts of money into our area, such as Intel, Google, and Amazon.

Given the new Samsung campus plus the 7MM sq.ft. of new office space to be built for Amazon at the Bay 101 site, I expect the housing market for downtown and north San Jose to be hot in the very near future.

These are the properties we see investors have the most success with (some quitting their day jobs from the cash flow).Purchase: $80k-$130kRent: $1200-$1500ROI: 10-14%Cash flow: $250-$350/doorAppreciation: Double digit (for past 10 years, will gladly send data)Location: C+, B- (suburbs and certain markets)We have over a dozen Fortune 500 companies just in Metro Detroit with huge Healthcare, Auto, mortgage, Amazon fulfillment, and more jobs.The bad reputation comes from OOS investors wanting $20k D market properties where the condition isn't what it appeared to be and/or the tenants never pay rent.

There's so many catalysts for population and job growth (Intel, Honda, Amazon, Nationwide Hospital, etc).

The studio we will rent for $1100-$900.

Columbus has become a major tech hub in the midwest with large companies like Intel investing $20 billion, Amazon investing $3.5 billion, Google building 2 new data centers: one in downtown Columbus and the other in right outside of U.S. 33 in Lancaster.