I'm not familiar with the Kansas market, but house-hacking would work well in SE PDX as long as your cash flow expectations are low.Chris

It is called in-vesting for a reason, expecting cash to flow out, if you don't have much to put in is just not going to work.

Assuming all holding periods are met under the liquid exchange, an investor may be able to sell a smaller portion of the partnership ownership during years where they would expect a low tax bill. 

450+ deals...that's what I was expecting you to say! 

@Andre BrockRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

And they talk with a real estate agent so they are confident in what to expect with the ARV.  

I expect the property needs to be fixed up a lot 

It clicked then why the interest rate was so high (8.4%) and why closing costs were higher than expected. 

This was about 5 years ago so costs are different now but at the time it cost me about $20,000 I was not expecting to spend.

We are expecting even more visitors to our area due to the fully booked for the 2025 season of the new Thunderidge Amphitheater as well as more gold courses.