(starting from 2-5 units and going up slowly)What are the most important concepts and terms to understand when getting started with multi-family property investments?

Our household makes about $XXK per year.

If all the roommates live together as a single household under one lease, it usually isn’t considered a lodging house.

median home value median household income Cost of living index Avg rent population Unemployment rate comfort index (climate 1-10) summer/winter Median Age Population growth 2 yrs Recent job growth future job growth population that consists of renters houses and apts avail to rent Average Days on Market (DOM) violent crime property crime

These households have mission-critical, direct income producing, or government jobsMarket performance: Since 2015, our property segment has averaged 9% annual appreciation and 7% annual rent growth.Vacancy: Under 2%This is why I don’t recommend “buying a property.”

Lower Treasury yields typically support mortgage rates, which remain near recent lows at approximately 6.25% for a 30-year fixed – UMBS 5.5s are sharply unchanged on the day, despite lower treasury yields.The Bureau of Labor Statistics confirmed it will not publish the October jobs report due to the 43-day government shutdown, which prevented collection of household survey data.

Requires tools or skills beyond basic household tasks.b.

And being households that probably about 20 million people, if not more. 

But I actually wonder if these programs go away, after the initial pain, the long term result is likely to be positive - a great increase in the number of 2-parent households.

My household income is around 230k/ year.