@Rich O'Neill  I have family there.

., "I will buy at least one single-family home, duplex, triplex, or fourplex before the end of 2019") and then do it.

I ended up hiring a fulltime property manager (from a family referral) for the properties I have in MN and it's actually worked out quite well.

I have family in Houston, Dallas, and the Valley, I was networking with brokers in San Antonio, but the Taxes seem to be quite high as well in that State, although much favorable laws/regs on the landlord side.

This puts your family’s home at risk and is unfair and irresponsible, in my view.The claim that “hard money loans for existing deals are difficult to get” is simply not true.

My last deal was my first off market deal and when I contacted the sellers wife about the deposits she said that that was a given as part of a multi family sale and they’d write me a check at the closing as I requested because money was tight and I didn’t want a credit where I’d have to come up with the funds out of pocket later.

we're trying to protect you and your family - hence the 'suspicion' =)

Quote from @John Clark: Did you check for houses on the auction list,  or you can check with banks and look for REOs and convert that into a single family home and house hack or turn it into a Airbnb. 

@River Sava small multi family 

i live in the suburbs of Baltimore and for the past 5 years I've wanted to house hack a multi-family building and I finally have the down payment needed today.I've been looking in Baltimore County and City for these opportunities but a mixed use building just came on my radar.