I'm in a unique situation in that my uncle has "given" me his old house after he relocated to be closer to his siblings.  

They specialized in concrete tilt up, but did a lot of time and materials work for a self made real estate tycoon who owned a lot of Federal Way.Along the way I got my CPA license and practiced in several differing sectors including doing some work with low income housing projects.As far as my start in RE, it was with buying my first personal SFR and later moving to a new residence. 

We had a tenant HUD approved Section 8 where we had 12 people ina 4 bedroom house. 

You have to set them up, market, book and clean. 

@Jim LynchSome typical minimum tenant screening requirements look like the following, but it depends on your market:-Renter has a gross monthly income of 3x more than the monthly rent-Minimum credit score of 650-Renter must have no prior evictions-No felons (or other notable criminal history)There are a number of different tenant screening softwares out there such as Zillow Rental Manager, TransUnion SmartMove, etc.Be sure to complete an employment verification by contacting the renter's employer and confirm the details they shared with you, landlord verification (if they have a previous landlord), credit check, and background check.

I'm house hacking rn.

I guess with certain markets its achievable!

There's a tenant that's month to month, rent is at least $800 below market rent, so I told the seller I need that unit to be vacant.

If market appreciates you can get a HELOC on it or cash out refi in a few years to scale faster.

It's a very old house but newly renovated so there has been some maintenance issues because of the cold and poor insulation.