It has been a great first experience, it nearly paid our mortgage by itself while my wife and I went through masters programs and had our first child.

One of the tenants are part of the program ran by the section 8 program in Passaic County. 

You do not know what you do not know, and most of those weekend workshops will have an upsell for another program...

Additionally, there may be grant money or other funding programs available to you.Finally, if you get involved with a local real estate group you can likely find other investors that might want to participate in the deal with you.

Heloc any existing properties with sufficient equity, use a 10% loan program out of state for a vacation home, it beats 20-235% for an investment.

Helping the space create some norms and baselines will make the bad apples start to stink a lot sooner.Every industry's association from cleaners to Community Associations has some sort of certification or accreditation program for their members.

I'm particularly passionate about [multifamily homes]Outside of real estate, I enjoy [Family, helping others, dieting, gym, just all around being a productive member on society and my community ].Excited to learn and connect with you all!

If you are in WI, I'm based out of Waukesha and can share the carriers who are the best in SE WI.FYI - Each state & metro area will have different insurance carriers who have the most competitive programs..

I've considering whether it makes sense to look at potentially converting it to a single family and enrolling the property in the college's off-campus housing program.

Assuming primary, max DTI is typically anywhere between 43-49.9% contingent on factors like zip code, program, FICO, etc.