live in it. improve it. move after 1-3 years. repeat. 

Even having the MLS access to see disclosure documents and agent-only comments could sway you one way or another on moving forward.Finally - if you don't or can't service someone but want to refer them to another agent (in or out of state), you can get a referral fee back (negotiable % usually in the 20%-30% range) to help offset those fees.

The homes were moved onto site before the city code went into effect.

She paid rent late from the 1st month she moved in.

Do you need cash to help the seller move? 

Set them up with your expectations going in - Our technicians know that they need to let us know when theyre on site, and when theyre moving to the next job.

Hey Trent, I moved to Columbus a few years ago (from Portland, Oregon which was super expensive) to become a full time real estate investor, and ever since, I've completed quite a lot of BRRRRs, flips, and own a successful rental portfolio here in Columbus Ohio.

Investing in this market is not a cake walk, so ensure that you talk to a number of folks and begin to formulate your plan of action moving forward.

Thinking about this more, it might be advantageous to simply house hack, move out, rent, repeat.Otherwise, it looks like I will have to find a way to buy the house, then get more than one unit out of it.Thanks for the thoughts, all!

that COULD BE looked at as your COCR in moving around this equity. but to answer your actual question, it depends on your long term goals. if you want a million units you'd be better off in multifamily. if you want a small but mighty portfolio that you're always optimizing, maybe have some STR some MTR in there, self-manage, keep it simple... you could stick with SFH and probably have an easier time managing.