Miraculously, I didn’t lose my shirt, but I broke even on one house and, due to other circumstances, had to walk away from another.

Without factoring in tax benefits and principal pay down, you're $1800 ahead of the game by house hacking.

Illinois--Single family house 360k asking- built-1920s-told that it will need repairs.

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Bankrate, the big perks of an FHA home loan are:Lower Down Payments: They typically require a smaller down payment than conventional loans, sometimes as low as 3.5% of the home’s purchase price.Lower Credit Score Requirements: They’re designed to help buyers with credit scores that might not qualify for conventional financing.

Can you suggest an insurance company and contacts for our rental houses?

Appreciate any advice at all.Things to note: I have a well qualified plumber tenant for the bigger under house garage already.

Quote from @Adebola Adetunji: Hi folks,I was on a routine walk  and noticed a dumbster placed in front of a house.

IE  someone sold there house in Minneapolis to move to LA but the house they are in contract to buy just got destroyed ?

Seems like a very strict penalty if this is not followed through.The CTA provides that willfully reporting or attempting to report false or fraudulent beneficial ownership, or willfully failing to report or make updates to the reported data shall be punished with a civil penalty of up to $500/day while the violation continues (up to $10,000) and a criminal penalty of up to two years in prison. 

I had 5 houses with them that were terribly managed (placing bad tenants, extremely high rehab costs).