Speak with lenders early to understand your borrowing power, and explore multifamily properties to maximize your house-hacking potential.

I pushed the deal forward with multiple banks understanding that there was a good chance a banker would get pushback from underwriting later in the process.

With your background in lease management and site selection, that could be a natural next step.Regarding STRs, I can understand the hesitation—accurate expense tracking is critical, and not having that data can make evaluating deals frustrating.

Recommended he went through the due diligence process just sohe can understand the process and how his property gets valued.

People don't read STR descriptions you see this alot with international properties where people expect US standards.

100% worth it to post on Furnished Finder, but you need to make sure that you understand it is not a booking site.

@Andreas Mathews admirable, but make sure you do some research so you understand what a PM can make.Starting your own PMC business will require 75-150 doors to make a decent living, depending on gross rents and your fee structre.Working for a SFR PMC as a PM, will require a RE license and you usually get paid a percentage of the gross rents the portfolio of owners/properties you manage generates.

@Tyler Kesling  Adding to the above great points, start with 2-4 units as it's standard conventional financing.  5+ units is commercial and somewhat of a different ballgame.   

i understand a true duplex might be a lot more expensive, but i think it's at least worth continuing to research and keeping an eye on.and sticking to my original point, OOS can be tough. 

I’ve never actually been legally owed money before so I was green on how to handle things while trying to be understanding and respecting other lifestyles and career choices.