In BiggerPockets, just keep on with your Real Estate education by browsing, reading, listening and building your network.

Just keep on with your Real Estate education by browsing, reading, listening and building your network.

Keep on with your Real Estate education by browsing, reading, listening, building your network and completing your BP profile too (which is a priority while you are here).

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?

Brigantine is a great beach town and we get to enjoy the entertainment and dining at the casino's.

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.

Investing in REI without this knowledge is like going to the Casino!