Finding a good account and bookkeeper wasn't difficult and using online registered agents was way more cost effective.

And up-front costs to deliver quality are not cheap. 

Starting with house hacking is a smart move, especially in a higher-cost area.

There are certainly some things to learn along the way, but you'll figure it out as you go just like we all do.There are plenty of folks here that would be happy to help for free - including me.

The easiest way to find and connect with wholesalers is either bigger pockets or by googling "sell my house fast in (town name)" although that may cost them a click for google ads.

With the equity you’d free up, paying off $50k in personal debt and boosting your credit score while freeing up $3k/month sounds like it could significantly lower your stress and open doors for future projects.That said, selling means you’d lose a cash-flowing asset, even if it’s not huge.

So this is creating more competition and more agreesive rent rates and/or concessions like 1 month free to get those vacancies filled.

The overhead to start a company is low, but the cost to scale is high. 

The cost shouldn’t be double what a duplex is, but should likely be less per unit.

From there I accepted and negotiated to have the seller cover the cost of replacing the roof.