Hi Brian, welcome to the BP community! 

@Kyler Tarr first off, everything @Bruce Woodruff and @Steve K. said. 

The Property will be a good long-term investment whether you do the dig down or not! 

It's a fabulous small town in Southern MN just off Interstate 90. 

I’m starting off wanting to get into a primary residence that I plan to house hack and then figure out the next move into investment properties but that’s down the roadwith all that said, are there other ways that im not thinking of to 1.

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Love the insight @AJ Wong.

I really like the idea of leveraging local contacts for walkthroughs and feedback.

You can also write off expenses such as property management, insurance, repairs, etc.

It’s in the expense section.