Buy something move in ready or that just needs minor work so it is not too overwhelming and removes some variables from the equation.House-hacking and buying a pure rental require two different approaches in my opinion. 

Im pretty sure I will be solid in the long run and since i will still get pure cashflow I'm going to go for it.

. - Have enough (take home after tax pure cash flow) from my properties to match my current w2 net income ( which roughly 7500$ to $11000 monthly)- Not create a lifestyle where I am so immersed in my real estate investments that I cannot enjoy life.

. - Have enough (take home after tax pure cash flow) from my properties to match my current w2 net income ( which roughly 7500$ to $11000 monthly)- Not create a lifestyle where I am so immersed in my real estate investments that I cannot enjoy life.

Purely from a numbers standpoint, the deal looks good. 

Have you thought about a specific sub market you want or is it going to be purely on numbers and what’s available currently for sale?

DeWalt's 18V XRP batteries are NiCads and, as such, exhibit all the usual NiCad issues such as "memory" and self-discharge.

Been looking to get in the game for a little while now and ran across a potential investment by pure luck.Was originally looking at single family residential to start out with rentals.Commercial deal came in to our laps:$310,000 purchase price4 retail store fronts(3 rented to a cafe, 1 to a boutique)2 apartments rented out upstairs1 vacant apartment upstairs(biggest of the 3 residentials).

I've also welded a broken top link on a bush hog with 3 car batteries and jumper cables in the field.

You should definitely have an inspection and appraisal contingency as a first time home buyer, but you could always include an inspection as "purely informational" meaning that you can still walk away if you find something in the house, but you will not negotiate given what is discovered.