And for those not covered by them, there going to get you exclusive discounts because they are a volume client.

Let us know how it goes and which direction you choose

When house-hacking, I would choose the market that you're already living in.

A better approach might be to find a REI Association in the area(s) and ask other investors for their recommendations - it's not uncommon to choose a different appraiser depending on the type of property (residential vs commercial MFH vs. office or industrial) and the objective of the appraisal.

You may choose to keep a really good property you fixed where the equity grew by 30% to 40% in year 1. 

@Austin TessTo buy your first multifamily property, follow these steps: get pre-approved for financing with an FHA Loan, identify a high rental demand market, choose between house hacking or pure rental strategy, analyze the property using the 1% rule, build a team, negotiate the purchase, and manage the property professionally.

However, as others suggested, you may want to also consider hiring a property manager.Should you go the route of registering an LLC you could always choose to use a registered agent for anonymity on the LLC.

If you choose this route, make sure to have clear, written agreements in place and maintain a professional landlord-tenant relationship.

So the $8000 buys you exclusive training, deal review and gets you into the "club."

“I had to choose the rent, or still being able to work so I could pay rent,” she said.