Do conservative underwriting.  

Use conservative vacancy and maintenance numbers.• Vacancy: minimum 5%• Maintenance: minimum 10%Distressed properties need even more.

Instead of generally looking for a multi-family, pick two or three neighborhoods that have the right blend of strong cash flow and moderate risk, like parts of Hilltop or Whitehall.Once you know exactly what streets you want to buy on, it makes finding the right investor-focused agent and property manager much easier because you can find people who specialize in those specific pockets.Good luck with your search!

At the very least, you want 2/1'sA 1/1 within a multi-family will normally attract a transient tenant(someone who will stay a few years).

Budget conservatively, and always add a buffer for surprises.Get referrals for your contractor and build your team early: agent, GC, lender, and possibly a project manager if your brother can’t be full-time on-site.Feel free to reach out if you need any help.

As others mentioned - if market rent for it as a single family rental is $2,000 but you are getting $4,000 - they ignore the $4,000 and will underwrite it based on $2,000.

I've decided it's time to offload one of my investment single-family properties, but I have a reliable tenant currently on a month-to-month lease.

Local Soil conservation and County Supervisors met.  

We'd love to see more multi-family properties sold and stabilized. 

If you do provide those be conservative, let the buyers verify their own numbers.