Larger properties spread your risk.Be Ready for Some Sweat Equity: Many first-time house hackers underestimate this part, but putting in a little elbow grease can drastically improve your returns.

Some folks are happy with 5-8% profit margin and others don't look at much under 20%.It is all going to be up to you where you are most comfortable. 

If anyone found an alternative that you're happy with, I'd really love to hear about it!

Happy to connect and share some additional experiences if that interests you.  

If any of the specific areas catch your interest and you’d like more details, these are only portions of the full reports I wrote on each submarket and I am happy to send the full report to you, feel free to send me a private messageAfter conducting thorough research on the economic and infrastructure developments in Alexandria, Virginia, I believe it holds strong potential as a long-term buy-and-hold real estate investment over the next 20 years.

If you see someone violating the rules, create a post with "@moderators" and we will receive a notification and respond.Again, welcome to BiggerPockets and happy investing! 

In each category, note how much you are bothered or stressed on a 1 to 5 scale, with 1 = not bothered at all and 5 = stressed out: Pain Points Stress1 to 5 Pain Points Stress1 to 5 Unit turnover Exterior maintenance Advertising for available units Deferred capital expenditures Tenant screening rules Plumbing or electrical emergencies Tenant selection / discrimination rules Mortgage payments Documenting move-in conditions Bookkeeping and bill paying Documenting ongoing conditions Taxes and insurance premiums Dealing with tenant complaints Risk of late payments or non-payments Dealing with neighbor complaints Risk of property damage or vandalism Mold, termites and rodents Premises liability Interior maintenance Evicting tenants If your completed table has mostly 1s and 2s, then congratulations—you are a happy landlord!

Obviously right now is a lower valuation, but there is always ways to take advantage of the currency spread. 

Happy to make an intro to some of my referrals.

First, I would never try and provide tax advice to a seller, it will get you sued, especially to a 100 year old person.Regarding seller finance, since the amount is spread out over long term, they should check with their CPA on how they are or are not taxed on the gains as well as interest on the loan.