At a minimum it would reduce some of the consumers options and flexibility in transactional structure. 

Gathering all the information will be more time-consuming, especially if the seller is an individual rather than a big corporation.2.

These cities include: Prosper, Celina, Gunter, Melissa, Anna, Sherman, Van Alstyne, etc.I've been consuming a ton of BP content via podcasts & books, but am really looking to expand my network.

But like you noted, there are fewer buyers than residential, so if you know people looking for these types of assets, then it is no different than anything else.  

Consumers should rely upon their own investigation and inspections.

Better to buy fewer but higher quality properties.

I think that the rent prices will continue to go up because, unfortunately, fewer and fewer people have control of the rental market/own investments.

Fewer data points, less reliable data. 

If there is no active lease agreement, and again depending on state regulations, send them a notice to vacate.I do not ever permit smoking in my rentals, it is one of the most costly and time consuming tenant habit to mitigate.Feel free to connect - hope all goes well!

If house hacking doesn't pay the whole mortgage, that's ok, it's more important that your mindset is thinking as an investor and not a consumer.