But SM and online networking/connecting has been such an amazing development....unleashes tons of kinetic investing energy.

neither, but rather focus your "PRECIOUS TIME & ENERGY " (considering you're working) & putting that into something that makes sense.

Love your passion, drive and energy

Apartment communities still get favorable pricing and many have HVAC certified techs on staff; so, it's exponentially more efficient than SFR.

i'm about 1 year into RE investing, and i can tell you i'm really discouraged right now... i have some drama going on with my PM right now and its just draining too much energy from me, especially with vacancy issues that is not being addressed by them... maybe i just need to look in a different market. 

I just don't have the energy to convince people otherwise, and I've gotten to the point where I don't care either. 

We want to help you build your team so you can be efficient.

So five years later, with mortgage amortization and extra principal pay down, from increased rent, expense cuts, operating efficiencies, etc, the note principal is $700,000.  

For instance, if you find a duplex that's in a good STR area, you could live in one unit while STR'ing the other unit (this would make your management of the STR much easier, as well--since you would be living right next door).If you wanted to really max out your cashflow, get a duplex that has 3-4 bedrooms in one unit (where you'll live and rent out the rooms to long term tenants), and the other unit is a STR...doing that approach might really help your numbers pencil out.  ...you could do similar strategies with a triplex, fourplex, etc...If you're highly motivated and have the time and energy to do something like that, it would not only give you all the benefits of househacking that I described in my previous post, but it would also give you an education in STR (which is a different beast).However, I personally would not try this strategy if I didn't know for sure that the STR unit could also cashflow as a MTR or LTR if needed.

Especially if there is an opportunity for tax incentives IE. with energy efficient furnaces, et al.