If you invest as a Limited Partner (passive), you can earn pretty solid returns, take advantage of bonus depreciation to offset active income from flipping or wholesaling, and ultimately when you get ready to move overseas it's very passive so you can easily continue to invest in that strategy without any major adjustments. 

Through that struggle I stayed focused, worked hard, and remained disciplined earning a division 1 scholarship and having my college education paid for.

Owner-occupied loans are a fantastic way to reduce your capital invested and boost CoC but don't expect to refi into an investment loan after only a year unless you put significant work into the property.

I remember $50...then $100 and now I see many property owners have increased that to $200 to help reduce the number of calls from tenants who can't change a lightbulb, replace the flapper on the toilet etc.  

"Given the risk to businesses considering eviction records during the effective dates of the legislation referenced above, AppFolio will no longer be reporting Landlord Tenant records (i.e. eviction records) created and/or filed from March 1, 2020 until August 31, 2021 on our screening reports effective immediately"Cleveland Did an amazing job getting rental assistance to struggling tenants ( I helped get 15K of rental assistance to clients), and they still moved forward with Evictions for Problem Tenants( like the Drug dealer waving a gun at my other tenants) So in Cleveland, If you got evicted in 2021/2020, you really earned it.

Would the rate at which a 2 - 4 unit property appreciate be more than a 20 unit property in the same area? I presume that there would be a lot of buyers with an appetite to buy a 2 unit property (i.e high demand) but ...

Usually in my area landlords pay the heat or the rent is reduced to make up for it.

You may reduce your equity and your CoC will go up.

Upon your lease ending, the landlord is responsible for doing the exit walkthrough and siting any deficient items in which your deposit would be reduced and providing you the tenant the option and ability to cure those items prior to departure.

One lady is on disability but says she also earns money.