I think when you start you need to make sure you work with people who are reliable.

Happy you joined the party.. how soon do you plan to start crunching numbers on a potential deal?

I'd be surprised if the complex doesn't have individually metered units so you may be able to eliminate the utility expenses unless those are for common areas like walk ways, parking lot or laundry.

Hello Biggerpockets Community, This is my first post as I am trying to utilize BiggerPockets more. 

I'm passionate about real estate and how utilizing this asset class can enable me to build generational wealth and retire early.

They put utilities in their name and keep them paid.

Be sure to utilize tools of the trade for the best information.

I'd say just start your search with all 2-4 unit properties, and when you find one where the numbers make sense and it checks your other boxes (somewhere you actually want to live and house hack), then it probably makes sense. 

@Gene PanicciaManagement fees vary, but it's not uncommon for a PM to charge fees for managing tenant-paid utilities or coordinating repairs.

I’m not sure you could really scale a STR on Shopify but you could always start there and migrate to another platform.