Really asking those who have a limited number of properties.

Like Having a great base of index funds and a fully funded IRA before throwing savings into crypto or the newest AI quantum-powered dog walking business! 

and where you could start with a house hack... which is the best and most powerful way to get started.now, should you buy a random, 'cheap' (supposedly) property in some random market you may never live in or have any connection to, before you're settled, just to own an investment property? 

Is the number of licenses limited or restricted?

Most suburban cities have VERY limited lots and most of those are zoned R-1, meaning only a single-unit house can be built.In the City of Detroit, it's cheaper to buy one and rehab than build!

Full gut renovation, including but not limited to full replumb, full rewire, complete mechanical upgrades, and new apartment finishes from studs.

The Exchange Accommodation Titleholder ("EAT"), often a sister company to the qualified intermediary, will form a single-member limited liability company and disregarded entity or ("SMLLC") to serve as the lessee.

there just aren’t many sold properties in the neighborhood in the last 3 months and even out to 6 months is limited.  

it is the most powerful way to get started in investing, period, full stop.hope this helps

Our current tech stack is a mix of Buildium (very clunky), Breezeway (great, but limited without a PMS), Xero and Google Suite tools with lots of spreadsheets involved.