Yes, preferably in mountains.

We manage our own, but there's not a lot of great choices of PMs in the area (which is why I decided to manage myself). 

My preference would be to rename that LLC and exclude the absent partner.

I listened to some of these gurus (including a few people on BP) about acquiring doors to have "financial freedom" and bought 2 Class C properties in Indianapolis, not hating the city just my choice of property purchases - that cash flow on paper has turned out to be -$300 to -$500 a month.

I prefer to do online.

I will go so far to say that the sub-metering was the WRONG choice for us, given the cost, and given that if push came to shove, it would not hold up under scrutiny - by tenants, in a court of law - and therefore by extension, us.

We were both pretty lucky and made some smart choices with what we had.

A duplex or triplex is a solid choice for house hacking, and this community has tons of resources to help you learn how to find and analyze deals.

The choice depends on their priorities simplicity now or long-term tax advantages.

Personally, I'd prefer getting in with the Boston market over Jersey, and would not count of prices dropping drastically anytime soon.