Bruno, good question and I am glad you asked because this is a law I was unaware of. 

If you are looking for proper guidance from someone that has house hacked quite a few times and has the knowledge and experience to help get you going in the right direction, I recommend reaching out to @Josh Green.

Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Lexington are all with in a fairly close distance which could help with scale.  

You chose this path.

That’ll help narrow things down and make sure you’re not spinning your wheels.

I believe this is what they call a pier and beam foundation which I have no experience with so I have no idea what it would cost to fix. 

This is a very personal question that is difficult to answer. 

That's fine for this year, but how do I scale next year like everyone talks about?

I know that sounds crazy, but it helped me.

First, focus on building a strong network—relationships are key in this business.