I’m looking for rental properties I would like to hold for long term.Cashflow over appreciationLooking for home with 3 bedrooms & 1+ bathrooms 1100 - 1400 sqft In a C or better neighborhood Under 70k Deteriorated property preferred

Most agents would prefer to take a new listing over working with an investor, so you have to find the rare exceptions.

I prefer that model because it allowed us to get lines we could use for various costs that come up during the process.

I work a 9-5 job which I like doing but would prefer to have that passive income stream.

Which strategies do you prefer?

I don't see a category for it in the MLS so the more familiar Condo approach would be preferred but it is interesting.

Considering the current market now many Lenders  prefer Investors with an experience at least 2-3 completed deals but that does not mean you won't qualify as a new investors the only thing is that the terms might be a bit higher but With your good credit i believe you can get a better terms. 

You could also structure this tranche of capital as a form of preferred equity and ask the seller to ride along in the deal and pay them back out of cash flows or on a refinance at a later date. 

Some help if you have...So I decided to take the conventional route and managed to save up a 20% down payment on the 150k-250k range of multifamily properties(2-3 unit preferably).The savings actually comes from the work I’m currently doing to help with the covid efforts or else it would take me about another year to save up this money again due to the good debt I have right now(5% interest on student loans).To get specific I’m looking at a 35-40% debt to income ratio right now solely from my student loans unfortunately.

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