I don't know a single person who regrets starting out with a quad and house hacking.

I also want to clarify that I do still keep a decent amount of cash - just not enough to cover every single property roof at the same time if that ever happened for some reason. 

I can't name a single state that requires the disclosure of insurance claims.

@Dave Hagen“Also a reminder to all investors with multiple LLCs, or even a single LLC.

More detached single family homes changing hands than attached leading to higher average sales?

We currently have 10 single family properties in the best school districts and we self manage.

Don't trust what ANYONE tells you about a market without solid data to back it up - this includes claims about how many transactions they've done or a single example (that's often from several years ago). 

Quote from @Tyler Kesling: Not to drag this thread out indefinitely but if I were to take your advice and start small, is it the dumbest thing to 1) Hire a PM on a single fourplex and 2) Do a HELOC into a DSCR?

Ask them how many customers they have and how many own a single property vs. many units.

Quote from @Mike Figueroa: I have 5 single family townhomes.