Make nice and ask questions.4. 

I was never licensed and never wanted a license.I don't like being held to a "higher standard" lolIt's cool being able to tell Wise that he is a wanker and not get in trouble by the division of real estate for doing so haha.Also, you can market and sell what you own without having a license.PM is a different story and as you mentioned mate, an officer of the company has to be a broker in order to satisfy the division of real estate.We are actually double d#$%ing and have two brokers as officers as the division didn't like that our broker was in Florida so now we had to get one in Toledo also.If only I was a whistle blower, could make a nice buck as I know of at least 2,000 units illegally managed in town by folks without a license or broker.🤷‍♂️ thats why we worked together on deals..  

It may sound nice to pay a 6% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no additional fees.

i applied for a great card offer last year, got rejected, and was actually able to connect to a nice person who helped me to (accurately) revised my application and get approved.

I decided to give it a try and it is quite nice not to worry about utilities and tenant issues.

I visited Franklin and Brentwood, Tennessee more than 10 years ago - really nice suburbs but expensive now.  

Thanks a lot for the replies @Chris Mason and @Gregory SchwartzOur lender said we can do a bridge loan but its around 11%.. id bring in 20% downpayment max, dont want to put too much personal assets into it and the issue is for yr1 w low rents and renovations its def a monthly -3-4k loss. def want an 8% or lower rateNot sure if lenders are ok with an initial cashflow loss, once its renovated we can have market rents and its a great deal after. it listed at 1.495M and we'd offer 1.2-1.25M. i understand the living in part doesnt necessarily bide well with investment focus, but for us thats a big appeal that its in a nice area to even live in

You can get a nice mix of appreciation and cash flow in most areas.

I'm heavily involved in the co-living side of things in the Atlanta market and work a ton with Padsplit.Off the top, nice family oriented neighborhoods are typically a no-go for rent by the room and even more of a no-go if it's in an HOA.Please feel free to shoot me the property address in the DMs and would be happy to provide some feedback!

Kyle sounds like a nice plan, house hacking is great and how I got started by doing one in Rogers Park.