I'm finding out that if I make the property my primary residence for 1 yr and then turn it into a rental.

Check out my story here: https://www.padsplit.com/stories/members/jeanQuote from @Alex Martinez: Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Atlanta.

So, I decided to drive a nearby neighborhood close to my residence, recently and document addresses of seemingly vacant distressed properties.

Lawn Care: Regular upkeep, normally the tenant's job on single family residences stated in the lease.7.

you say that you "were told to" get an STR for tax purposes, which seems odd, and that you only have 30-40K... and you might use HELOC money to help with the down payment, which will just put tremendous pressure on you to be profitable and support all of the debt.unless i am missing something i would back up and regroup before you buy a random STR in a random market and hope it supports all the debt you will have to have...

I have a 3/2.5 in Old Lake Highlands near White Rock Lake (~1 mile) that my family and I are living in as a primary residence, but I have been thinking about house hacking into another house and then doing a MTR on this 3/2.5.

Bigger Pockets had a useful application I used for screening my residents

Quote from @Matthew Posteraro: Me and my wife are planning on starting our investment journey by buying a multi-family home that we would live in as our primary residence.

I recently bought a primary residence all cash and would like to put a HELOC on the property to use as a revolving line of credit for various real estate projects I am working on.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.