Give me money so I can prove some guy on BiggerPockets wrong? 

I'm a 2x house hacker here in LA (a case study in the BP book The House Hacking Strategy) and an out of state investor.

Then add any other codes required where you want to build and study those as well.

@Charles Rosenbaum - I would love to hear if you've found something that would prove my assumptions wrong! 

Squatters are a real problem nationally and a study found that they target not only vacant properties but those advertised for rent or sale that offer 'immediate occupancy.' 

First step for you is to study investing in income properties.Generally a rental property will have in the range of 4% -50% of rental income going toward expenses to maintain the investment before debt repayment (mortgage). 

Investors that will go say 250 to 1 mil or more once you prove your experience are far easier to deal with and the only ones I personally interact with.

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Study the market.

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