I plan to purchase a primary residence, multi-family home (2-5 units, 'house-hack'). 

Purchase price: $255,000 Cash invested: $51,000 Second property, bought soon after the first multi-family.

It depends.On the property, the location, purchase price, demand in the location etc.Yes you can make it work but you must do your do diligence and run the numbers.

Leverage magnifies return. 3) The effort involved in adding an ADU is comparable or larger than a rehab associated with a BRRRR.

HI Matt,You don't necessarily need to be a resident to purchase real estate in the US.

@Rebekah Shields why didn't your pre-purchase inspection find the foundation issues?

Purchase price: $240,000 Cash invested: $60,000 purchased this distressed duplex using owner financing for $240K and a $60K hard money loan for renovations.

You are definitely going to want to get a lawyer and as soon as possible.This will sound harsh.In your story, you have made a number of very poor decisions about how you purchased and managed this property. 

The last few years we've just been nickel and dime-ing it--  picking up small value add add-ons near existing properties and recently did a "trade-up" 1031 exchange sale/purchase for a newer/better neighborhood property with one less but larger higher rent units.

I just feel like you’d be way better off joining one of the larger multifamily networks that has actual resources and successful students.I really truly believe that Ryan and Tyler started off with good intentions, but I feel they saw how much money they can make off of tuition and have made a ton of promises that they haven’t kept.