I'm getting started in the real estate investing world and am almost ready to buy my first rental.I’m debating between two different investment strategies and would love to hear advice from experienced investors here.Would you a) buy a two unit and house hack with 5% down (all cash in around 40k) in an appreciating area with a little bit of cash flow every month or b) start BRRRR strategy right away out-of-state in a C neighborhood.And a third option, if you have the ability to do both concurrently, which one would you start with first?

@Delbert Standifer - most insurance companies have the ability to place an umbrella policy on top of the regular policy.  

The EV charger is listed as an amenity on our Airbnb listing.Cost $1800 for Tesla charger installation.One interesting insight is that we couldn't get 100% charge ability from the charger because our house's electrical was sized for 225 amps (the electrician sized it for the house's electrical requirements at the time, the charger was an add-on afterwards). 

As the market cools in some previously fast-growing areas, these emerging hotspots offer new opportunities.https://money.com/hottest-housing-markets-2024-zillow/ All signs are pointing to a great year in Buffalo Real Estate and a Bills Super Bowl next year. 

I also have to mentioned that the biggest advantage of using AI is for internal company usage, especially in a companies where it has multiple product, multiple supplier , or producing very competitive product ; company like home depot , medical device or even Adobe, can really make killing productivity by leveraging AI.For people in tech, the ability of AI to generate a code , a database or to articulate complex system , is very valuable.I have been moving from search engine to AI too in last few months and result was great.

I would go with a company who has multiple properties under management (ideally over 500 to really get the benefits a scale, think cheaper maintenance visits, experience placing tenants, lots of investor experience, ability to find deals within the brokerage, massive marketing channels for properties, systems in place to handle problems, experience handling a massive amount of problems, discounts for bringing multiple properties to manage).Also, make sure your property manager is motivated, experienced, and growing! 

It's a nice benefit while you live there, but it shouldn't be the deciding factor in what you do next...it can play a part in the discussion, but the much greater benefit is your ability to sell tax free on your personal residence with a 121 exclusion. 

We have the ability to provide a host of reports but the most common tax documents that we provide are 1099's and Year End Cashflow statement. 

Which is a bit like saying they will let the sun rise in east, because there is no legal ability to stop that given contract law. 

I thought that the ability to work "whenever I wanted", and the commission potential and income, would help me get the basic funding needed for when I was finished with college.