I am assuming you want to get a FHA loan which if that is the case MFH would be great as you come in gives you 2 years to rehab both sides or at least yours depending on if tenant moves out refi and move out to your next property and keep the ball rolling the roller coaster is always going to be the first property the first should help pay for the second second to pay for third and so on so forth hope this helps 

Just thrilled to be on this roller coaster.

From the buy to the rehab to rent and then to the refinancing it has been a real roller coaster ride.

You are not wrong that the margins are thin, if you follow any publicly traded solar leasing company you can see why they call it the “solar coaster”.

So many variables, gotta have some thick skin for that potential roller coaster ride..

(sorry west coasters)  An attorney might disagree.It was my understanding that I can count the rental income as "LLC income" if you will, and file separate from my W2 job, thus avoiding moving up to the next tax bracket.You're a bit lost...  

A lot of the cheap cities that were cash-cows for west coasters 5 years ago don't make sense anymore... and if everyone's talking about it you should probably look elsewhere!

Toughen up or get out of the business--or suffer the emotional roller coaster an experienced tenant can put you through.Story from my upcoming book "Excuses Tenants Provide":  "I had to use the rent money to fix my car". 

I'm a West Coaster considering investing in Bennington, VT or the surrounding area (Albany, Troy, Saratoga, NY).

It's been a roller coaster ..