The good news - there are plenty of family-friendly neighborhoods between St Paul and S Mpls which offer decent opportunities for a househacker - you just need to know where to look, what to avoid, and where the opportunities are (undervalued properties, under rented units, value-add opportunities).

I’ve found that working with someone who’s local and understands the market dynamics can really help avoid costly mistakes.Keep us posted on your progress—I’m sure others here would love to learn from your journey too.

There are some loopholes and tricks to know up front that can help avoid lost time and money.

While I understand your concern, repeated reminders can feel a bit pressing and unnecessary. we have to track the source of leak source first.fix the source of leak if is coming from our aparement wait sometime to make sure there is no more leak and repair the ceiling

However, I would avoid neighborhoods where the vast majority of the homes are owner occupied and all of the homes are really well kept - you can do a quick search on county GIS or software and click on the homes to see if they are owned in personal names or LLCs. 

This should be avoided. 

Always make sure to have written agreements in place to ensure consistency and avoid misunderstandings.Good luck!

I wish I had that in my first years and I am sure I would have avoided some pain and loss. 

Quote from @Abass Aden: What are the most common mistakes new house flippers make, and how can they avoid them? 

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