Jed Kolko, Trulia Chief Economist makes some great points in this article. For example, we see that the 2-3 family market is strong because rents are high and increasing and borrowing costs are very low.
 
When you add low borrowing costs with high rental trends and close to ZERO return in a savings account, then chasing the yield from multi-family properties seems like a no brainer.
~Willard
See Jed’s article below:
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In industry parlance, we call it Fizbo (FSBO), a.k.a., For Sale By Owner .. you, being said owner of course. FSBO is a great option for those who can pay attention to their own marketing, deal with queries and showings from the general public in an even and fair manner, and retain a real estate attorney who can review offers and deal with all legal aspects to the sale. I’ve come across some really successful owners who had the time, interest, and temperament as well as skill to sell their own …