Start your first house hack by educating yourself, defining your criteria, and getting pre-approved for a loan.

And my mission is to uplift first time homebuyers into their dream of homeownership while educating them and doing so with integrity and honesty.

EDUCATE YOURSELF - yes, it will take time, but will lead to a selection that better meets your expectations & avoids potentially costly surprises!

I'm making a scary-but-exciting career change after 25 years in education.

Here's how I do my due diligence:1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where I think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then and only then do I pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.

I can tell you from experience this community and the education it provides has the ability to change your life. 

On the RTR website under education, then tools, we have a free portfolio calculator that I highly encourage you to play around with as well as that allows you to evaluate both individual properties, but also a portfolio as a whole. 

Are you an engineer, an attorney, or another investor with less than twenty years around RE with a bad college education?

My suggestion to all housing providers is to make sure you do not include utilities with rent on the lease, reach out to your local apartment association for education, and be mindful of the laws in your ordinance. 

Strategies to improve cash flow include house hacking, value-add properties, short-term rentals, lowering purchase prices, reducing expenses, creative financing, market research, and self-education.