I am a new investor in the Toledo, OH market who has spent the past year reading, listening to podcasts, and browsing forums in order to learn as much as possible about the world of real estate.

I was recently browsing through Realtor.com and found a promising 3/1 SFH that was at a very modest price - only to scroll through the pictures and find that the roof had caved in, and it looked like there had been squatters living there.

3 - Financing the property (Did you have to get a preapproval to know how much you could borrow and what properties you could afford before you started browsing deals?

I have been listening to a ton of the bigger pockets podcast over the last 8 months or so as wel as browsing the forums. 

., but I'd like to see if I can find some clarification on some of these things specifically as they relate to owner-occupied multi-family properties.According to my simple brain, as long as:Rental income - Rental expenses >= Mortgage + Insurance + Taxesthen the scales balance, househacking makes sense, and we're living for free on our way to fantastic riches and early retirement.Of course having browsed BP for a few weeks, I now know that the "Rental Expenses" variable is a big one -- vacancy, turnover, repairs, capex, (heaven forbid) an eviction, etc, can put a big dent in rental profits quickly.

Looking to stay away from them while browsing the market down there from out of state.

If you need help finding a deal, I would suggest picking a few markets in particular and then going to that local real estate forum and browsing around.

Browsing ideas how to get in to the REI investing.

*Edit: Sorry if the formatting is wonky, I'm still trying to figure out the interface. 

It was a normal day for me browsing the MLS when i ran across a beautiful 6-plex....For my first investment property I am looking to owner occupy ( house-hack ) a Multifamily property with a 0% down VA home loan.I understand this isn't a residential property but Is there loans compatible with a commercial property such as this 6-plex?