“Multifamily is difficult for smaller investors to get into unless they have a lot of capital on hand. If you start out with single-family houses, banks will incrementally grow with you into multifamily. Plus, single-families involve a lot less risk.” - From a Real Estate Investor in Sacramento, CA 

One of the essential area of Criteria for real estate investor is property type. Are you looking for single-family homes or multifamily properties, urban or suburban, resort or ranch, new construction or resale, lots or land? Today let’s just focus on residential real estate - properties people live in - let’s take a closer look at the single-family and multifamily properties.

Beginning a hobby or career in real estate investing doesn’t have to be so complicated or such hard work if you will only begin with what you have, right where you are at this moment.

Look for someone who really needs to sell their home and solve their problem. One of the fastest solutions if they are about to lose the house is to take over their payments on a subject-to contract. By giving them some walking money, they can afford to move and still have the cash to rent another home.