Single Unit Apartment Investing Opposed to Multifamily

[Kyle Lauriano]

Investors,

I am currently interested in looking into a single unit apartment, which would be managed under a larger, apartment complex - to which I would not own. 

Is it possible to purchase single unit apartments? For example, a 1 unit: 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment for 50k, and charge rent for the one unit while not controlling the whole complex? 

I would like to also gain a greater understanding of the pros and cons of this type of investment vs. a multifamily investment, as well as, where to locate these types of single unit apartment investments (E.g., Zillow, Realtor, Loopnet, etc.).

Thank you for your time.