I am hands on managing remotely and only due to the low interest rates locked in during the pandemic and tax abatement I am making some money.

Agree on the draw of the city, and surrounding areas, and that's what has me locked on the area.

@Cody Coll I would definitely grab this if available - these are hard to come by right now so with these kind of terms I'd definitely try to lock in if your ready to go

Looks like a major hurdle for newbies is simply knowing who to sell deals to once they lock them up.

Anyone have thoughts on moving the two thermostats to the hallway, putting them on my phone for monitoring via wifi with a lock of of xx degrees, and including it in the rent?

Have you set a tentative timeline for your first house hack stay, or are you planning to play it by ear?

You could give them the option to re-up the lease with the $50 increase and lock the rate in for a year or go month-to-month at market value which would be a $200 increase.

Considering we haven't locked down a market yet (debating between Shenandoah or Blue Ridge) would it make more sense to put a set amount in an account for the down payment or bring them a deal first?

Then use a multifamily FHA loan to pay off the loan I used to build the homes to hopefully lock in a better rate.

I've just posted my first property (my former primary residence) on Facebook marketplace (thanks, Zillow, for being a jerk and locking my account for no reason).