Read some books, preferably those written prior to 2015 when YouTube gurus started telling everyone how easy it is to buy 17 houses a year with no money down.Investing is pretty simple if you just follow the process investors were using since the beginning of time.

Like any city, there is dilapidated housing stock in rough areas that can cost more to upgrade than they are worth. 

I manage hundreds of rentals and most of them are caulked every 5 - 10 years.DR Horton was the builder, and after we did two inspections and closed on the house, we found out that a good chunk of the roof was missing - they quickly finished the roofing. 

If you get cat urine in the house, it can cost you 10x the pet fee to mitigate the odor.

The other question I have is if anyone has tried this on repeat, like with standard house hacking (live in for a year and repeat). 

If you want good contractors out there quickly , pay their price and pay it quickly . 12 months is too long , we can build a 3000 sq ft house ground up in 3 months . 

You can find some absolute MTR gems near smaller hospitals that aren't so obvious but ultimately, housing supply in the area is something I'd say is more important coupled with your amenities.

May allow you to get more rent vs the same house next door without a pool. 

This.Also, if you were the tier 1 worker bee at a relocation company who wants to get a family housed, happy and as quickly as possible, would you accept the word of a guy who sells a course to new-to-MTR investors that "here is Eli; please send him all of your business.

I’ve only bought a thousand houses Mostly sub2 and seller financed