The majority of voters and politicians in these areas have already decided that landlords and business owners are the cause of 90% of societies problems.

Just my opinion, but I think that Covid is making urban density less attractive, not necessarily the small living spaces themselves.2. 

@Michael Haas Is your office at Urban Worklofts now? 

A recent deal I saw was a small 2/1 house on one of what was in fact 6 lots zoned R6 (urban residential I believe, does permit multis) for $135k. 

It's a very congested, urban environment and all our other spaces are claimed by other renters who leased early and chose their spots promptly. 

That price point typically buys you a great cash flow and potentially really big losses in the future (not always) - at least in the urban environments like Milwaukee and Vegas. 

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So, as someone who has been so fortunate in life so as to be in this position where I get to actually contemplate buying a SECOND house (or multi-family unit, which is what I actually want to do), I feel it’s my responsibility to really research and understand if and how I can buy another property (and another one after that) in such a way that I am truly impacting society in a positive way.

I live in the 'burbs west of Portland and while it's getting harder to find, there's still pretty decent deals on land outside of the Urban Growth Boundary.