My friends grandpa had a duplex built almost 40 years ago and lived in 1 side while renting out the other,  the first tenant who moved in is still there. 

It makes me wonder if all the hype around "house hacking" and financial independence is driving the hype even higher and encouraging more millennials to jump in.

Originally posted by @Carloz Gil:If you are looking to buy and hold and primarily looking for cash flow, what conditions do you like your the properties to be in? 

As a newbie, I would like to invest in a city I know but I understand there are easier markets to work in, especially with the trend our city is in.

So im gonna make this simple and straight to the point, i want to invest in real estate and either flip houses or become a land lord and have tenants who can point me in the right direction so i can learn everything i need to know about real estate before i jump in?

Pete is the city we went to college in, and would love to retire in.

If the PM is slow on letting your contractor in is it because they are not making money opening doors?  

I have dealt with (usually older folks) yelling at me and basically lecturing me to the point I literally could not get one word in.

@Eric Calabrese I guess it depends what stage of your investing you are in, I was in the right around 20 units spread across a bunch of duplexes.

Totally not a real estate question, but I know there may be people in the forum that may be able to chime in.