I’ve looked at it in the past and I am confident I can find other opportunities with a better ROI than the HR model.

C+ Neighbourhood13 Unit Apartment Building (Link: https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/7828-S-Essex-Ave-Chicago-IL/30374409/) The average Rent is $1400-1500 (to be safe $1300, but I am extremely confident that I will be able to rent higher adding value and convenience to the tenants and treating them as a bit with a higher level of service) - $16,900 at full occupancy and ~$12,000 at 70% building. 

Leverage a system and process to book meetings/engage with your dream investor avatar5.

But if you see that some markets don't have as much engagement as others, then that is your answer.

Use the numbers to build confidence.

Franklin As long as you're looking at things in the long-term, screening your tenants thoroughly, staying engaged as the property management, and are diligent about increasing rents the maximum every year, you should be fine.

The house is in a pretty great neighborhood with excellent schools and options to commute to most parts of the bay area and I am confident that I will be able to rent it out soon. 

Pretty much he gave me the confidence to move forward with my first purchase and I haven't looked back since!

You may confidently handle the process of transferring your house hacking property to an LLC and optimize protection and advantages by collaborating closely with a real estate attorney, tax adviser, and other experts.Good luck!

Why continue to engage them txting and trying to talk to them.