There could be some real interesting back and fourth discussions to be had on the pro's and con's and risk's of these sub $200k houses in the Midwest, but I've been through thousands of tenants at thousands of these 100 year old properties in my career, and I've never been sued for a sidewalk slip and fall.

If you can house hack where you are at, that alone will be enough learning to give you a good taste of what you might be looking for.

But I'm gathering that this may be a fools errand if the house is not appreciating.

.: Hi There, I am calculating the cash on cash return of my house.

Fannie Mae has a requirement that if you want to use the rental income from the non occupied units, that you MUST have a current housing expense which means you cannot live rent free.

Hello everyone,I just closed on a house and am exploring the possibility of turning it into a mid-term rental.

I am also a licensed EMT, and would love to provide housing for travel nurses, contractors, etc. in that realm since I can relate to them in previous jobs that I've had.I'm looking to invest in these states preferably: Georgia (1st choice - preferably near or south of ATL or in/near Savannah), Alabama, South or North Carolina, and Florida.

I am only buy and hold and am up to 32 houses.

House Hacking using the VA loan to live on one side while renting the other is great.2.

The presumption of most reading this is you mean stocks and bonds and other assets you would buy from brokerage houses.