One vs Many: Rental property investing strategy.

[Lauren Reiterman]

Hi BP community, I have 100k to invest in rental property. Let's assume I am not going to live in this property and it will be managed remotely.

What are the advantages of:

1. Buying 1 property (multi-family or single-family)  
2. Buying multiple properties of lesser value (multi-family or single-family)

I'm looking for insight beyond the upfront work of getting financing, finding, and purchasing the home, as well as ongoing work such as more tenants resulting in more issues to resolve, relationships to keep, chances for a headache, administration, and accounting. 

I appreciate your contribution.

[Eliott Elias]

One multi family property with a sizable down payment will create cash flow. Putting down the minimum on 10 single-family properties will create more wealth. If the market appreciates 10% in 10 years, you just took advantage of that for 10 properties, not one.