Education standards must be raised so that students actually use their heads for something besides hat racks (allowing them to actually earn a living) and have ready access to birth control (all types of) so that some mistake doesn’t derail one’s entire life.Slow down immigration, too.

Then you have a business you run which generates revenue.

It is easy to get upset as an owner, but cooler-heads are better.

New construction is also a solid option because everything’s brand new, and you’re less likely to run into issues with maintenance early on.As for research, I’d focus on the local economy and rental demand.

However, I am running into a consistent issue - currently I am using REIPro's built-in skip tracing software, but it seems a decent amount of the numbers this program pulls are disconnected or are not the right person (I.E.

That’s what will make you money in the long run. 

You know, I’ve had a few moments where I’ve scratched my head wondering if I was getting too cozy with my home equity, but pulling out those funds for a strategic investemnt has, more often than not, led me to some pretty sweet opportunities.

The only way to answer that in general (whether house hacking in today's market is still a good option) or for a particular property, is to learn how to run the numbers and analyze a specific property to see whether it will be able to stand on its own as an investment when you move out someday.There are a lot of resources here on BP for doing that but I'd just say, make sure the assumptions you're putting into your spreadsheet or deal analyzer are realistic.Make sure the rents (especially for vacant units or pro-forma #s) are realistic by doing your own rent comps; make sure the mortgage rate is realistic by doing some research online and/or talking to some mortgage folks; make sure insurance #s are realistic by getting a couple of quotes for the # of units and zip code / area you're looking in; etc.I hope that helps, and good luck 😊

Satanic, my foot.This just looks like the result of run-of-the-mill substance abuse and mental illness issues.

This is my first property so of course it's harder to keep my head in the game with %100 vacancy.