I know nothing is guaranteed, especially with the way real estate is today but I was only asking this question to see if my plan sounded good and if reaching out to that many people did in fact give me a really good chance at finding a deal.

The most expensive piece we bought was the La-Z-Boy queen hideabed couch.

The plan was to house hack the house by setting up the third bedroom as a studio apartment with its own bathroom and walk-in closet.

This is something I try to live by and teach my kids if I can - "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.

If that were the case, I would sell my house and live in a tent because it's less expensive. 

Hey Alejandro, I moved to Columbus a few years ago (from Portland, Oregon which was super expensive) to become a full time real estate investor, and ever since, I've completed quite a lot of BRRRRs, flips, and own a successful rental portfolio here in Columbus Ohio.

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I plan on starting out next year with a small plug and play solution to have minimum risk.

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And that’s before factoring in selling costs—commissions, taxes, and closing expenses.