I am beginning my journey to becoming a real estate investor in multi-family, and have been pouring over books and content for months and months.

Hi @Rabia Khan,To answer that question, it would be up to whether you can afford a single-family home, or if you would like the idea of not caring for the outside of the building and common areas.

But I would like to kick start my real estate journey before starting a family or moving in with my girlfriend.

Thinking about New construction Single Family home in RTP area. 

While we do not see income from these properties and are not managing them we do have a significant amount of depreciation and losses that have been assigned to us and carried over from the past couple years.I am invested in some growth/equity focused projects already and am specifically looking in reliable income focused strategies that are tax efficient provided the losses I have from my family.

We have had success renting 4 and 5 bedroom house Section 8 to larger families and multi-generational families. 

46229 is a decent area for rentals especially single family homes that you would accept section8 on.

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I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO DO IT BUT I'M ON THE FENCE, MY WIFE IS NOT TOO SURE, SHE THINK THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY, WHICH I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS, I'VE HEARD A LOT OF TESTIMONIALS AND VERY POSITIVE, I'M CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED AND KNOW THAT IF THIS PAN OUT WOULD BE A GAME CHANGER FOR MY FAMILY AND OUR FUTURE.

Family Management" company or similar set up as a sole-proprietor.