Hoping to find a local community to get involved with, maybe through Bigger Pockets. 

These involve additional costs.I am not saying that there definitely is negative cash flow, but I will say not including known expenses is providing a misleading cash flow estimate.  

.🔹 Best Sites for Co-Living Tenants:Craigslist – Still effective for shared housing leadsRoomies & Roomster – Designed for finding individual roommatesSpareRoom – Another great co-living-focused platformFinal Takeaway: Make It Easy for Tenants to Find You🏡 Syndicate listings using property management software📲 Use Facebook Marketplace to maximize free exposure🤝 List on roommate-specific platforms to target ideal tenantsIf you do these three things, you’ll keep your co-living properties fully occupied with minimal effort.Discussion:1️⃣ What’s your best strategy for filling vacancies in your rentals?

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If you control how they perform tasks, set their hours, or provide tools, they should likely be a W-2 employee, requiring you to withhold taxes and comply with payroll regulations.

You can shop 10 or 20 lenders in a weeks time, find out what products they offer, what rates, what overlays and qualifications they each have for you.... 

If anything, at least wait a year so you don't pay short-term capital gains on the sale of the property.I need to find some more deals like that here in Chicago...where in Houston was this property?

The platform aims to provide investors with everything they need to run and scale a successful real estate investment business in one place.

Another example of finding opportunity by being on site. 

If at all possible find a 4plex.