Not everything has been perfect, as we are always growing, but we created good systems to find and keep good tenants.The biggest hurdles are: -Are you located in an area that people will rent by room?

Major cities in Missouri offer affordable housing and varied neighborhoods perfect for house hacking.Good luck!

@Ryan Cleary, That's the perfect attitude to go into it with! 

@Marcos CardenasI was a civil engineer and did construction management for many yearsThe education and degree and work aligned perfectly for me

It works perfectly!!!!!

Purchase price: $134,000 Cash invested: $44,280 This was a perfect house hack with buying a home as a primary residence using a 10% down conventional loan and renovating while living in it for about a year.

Purchase price: $134,000 Cash invested: $44,280 This was a perfect house hack with buying a home as a primary residence using a 10% down conventional loan and renovating while living in it for about a year.

I know the general basics of the market, the business model, etc, but I was hoping to take my knowledge to the next level.My biggest goal right now is to own a rental property before I graduate college (currently a junior in high school).For context, I love reading books about investing and personal finance (I have a very solid foundation of knowledge built up) and I currently have a portfolio of about 11k between stocks and crypto. 

this thread perfectly illustrates the reality of cash flow in the first few years, which is this: there isn't any. 

It was only 2 years old and was very low maintenance, which was perfect for our lifestyle at the time.