I made tons of mistakes on my second house hack and I still came out ahead.

Purchase price: $78,736 Sale price: $115,000 Bought a house in Kenmare, ND that was freshly remodeled.

It's in great school districts, so I just listed those in the ad in a neutral, factual manner, which I believe won't violate fair housing laws as long as I avoid implying a preference. 

I just don't want to run into any problems with the lender when I am about to close on the house.

Security Deposit: 2600Lease states no smoking/painting walls/no hanging things on wallsTenants have moved out and have left two truck loads of garbage to be removed.Damaged doorPainted walls which got on the ceiling and trim Lots of holes on the walls throughout the houseDamage from windows being left open constantly Weed was clearly smoked in the house (smell throughout the place) so we need to deep cleanWater bill wasn't paid so I had to turn back on utilityMissing keyQuoted costs:$450 junk removal (some furniture)$935 for damaged doors/windows, painting cleaning$30 for utility turn onTenants were only there for a year before moving out so a lot of this is beyond normal wear and tear. 

If you can get a big 4-5 BR house with a view for a under a million bucks, i'm pretty confident you can cash flow it with a good return, even in a 6%-7% interest rate environment. 

They have been on a month to month lease since 2023 and we gave them 30 days to find new housing.

I am looking forward to buy  my first  condo or a town house in fort Myers/ Bonita spring area and would like to rent it out when I am not in the states.

Knowing the average bP buy and hold investor this type of information would be for advanced investors that deal in the back end of real estate not the front end like most who just want to buy a house for under market rehab refi rent or flip. 

I bought a duplex house near Scranton this past year and it is rented out .