Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

Turns out, the previous owner did take many steps to mitigate the moisture damage and the home was very dry and mold free when we acquired it.

The easiest solution to combine your two Stessa accounts would be for you to add the email address you have associated with BiggerPockets as a collaborator to your already active Stessa account.Then log in with your BiggerPockets credentials (as that collaborator) and it should upgrade your Stessa account.Here are some easy steps to follow: https://support.stessa.com/en/articles/2105533-the-power-of-portfolio-collaboratorsIf this does not work, please message [email protected] and we can work with Stessa directly to get you set up.

He has a book and good, practical advice.2. 

If it's a standard step down, you may take a big hit on points.

I learned that with an A-Class tenant expectations are higher and had to step up my level of service.

While it's more expensive than Ohio, it's still cheaper compared to California.Additionally, consider the practicality of traveling to your investment market.

@Jacob Hrip congrats on taking steps to hitting your investing goals!

It's an asset that provides stable predictable income as well as appreciation and tax benefits next step buy yourself a Bently and celebrate. 

Staying local and house hacking—especially now, before kids—gives you so much flexibility to set yourselves up for long-term success.Your financial foundation is super strong, and house hacking a quad sounds like an amazing first step for you two.