Then you can read a more in-depth book like The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner or The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing by Spencer Strauss.2.

I think of it like an employee or personal assistant.

Seems like a decent guy, I enjoyed visiting with him (full disclosure, haven't worked with him yet).http://live.ehlertlaw.com/about

You can't take six months off from reviewing properties and hop back in like nothing happened.

Ideally, I’d like to become so much of value that I’d be paid for my help/ services.

I've got about 7k in an emergency savings account.I am in the process of getting several mortgage pre-approvals to compare fees and get an idea of how much home I can realistically afford.I have yet to find a buyer's agent/investor to help me identify potential homes but will start on that shortly.Ideally, I would like to buy a single family home.

Something between #1 and #2I know the answer is probably something like "however the numbers work best", but I'm looking for general guidance.

The dish washer sounded like it was at or near the end of its life anyway.

I would be very careful with a lot of course or guru in general right especially a price tag like that what I would always recommend reading the contract and see who is the person more in favor and if its not you then dont sign up very rare to see someone actually benefit from a course.

i think this is a decision only you can make. im in a similar boat (house hacking my primary) and considering renting the whole thing out to get a solo home for myself. certainly a lot of appeal in that, given how much work goes into the house hack. but whether or not the numbers on cash flow align is up to you. personally i dont think $150 (seems like about 12%?)