The biggest issue I've seen happen to out of state investors is they come into a market with the expectations of a bulletproof cash flowing system, only to walk into the total opposite. 

There are many benefits to solo 401ks over sdira, one of the biggest being the high contribution limits so with my examples you likely won’t make very much but for 2024 you can contribute up to 100% of what you make up to $23,500 and since you don’t need the money to live on this would be a good way to add more money to a Roth solo.  

Not everything has been perfect, as we are always growing, but we created good systems to find and keep good tenants.The biggest hurdles are: -Are you located in an area that people will rent by room?

We operate one of the biggest investor marketplace platforms in the nation servicing over 100,000 investors nationwide. 

Perhaps the biggest opportunity for mishap in this area is when going from a building that has been cost segregated and wanting to 1031 into land. 

House hacking is about subsidizing your housing payment and eliminating or lowering that monthly burden which is your biggest expense.

@Tracy Scott it's highly dependent on the deal, the type of property and the location.In addition to the items others have mentioned, here are some of the biggest potential start-up expenses that I study closely before buying a property:Foundation/structure--this is one of my few "deal breakers", I typically will not purchase a property with significant foundation or structural issues.

From most OOS investors I am speaking to this is where most of the attention is, so be prepared for competition - seems that this forum was revived from the dead but to answer the original question with a few practices you can manage the air-bnb yourself to get higher occupancy, I would recommend educating yourself on tricks for the platform those will make the biggest difference - definitely helps having someone take care of your air-bnb account and for completely hands off investing do that but just previewing/welcoming who comes in can be done remotely in a professional manner I have seen it done in multiple states. 

One of the biggest pros of house hacking duplexes and fourplexes is the access to favorable financing options.

Biggest thing is to see what’s being built in the areas you’re interested in, apple is building there campus so that’s gonna affect us a lot.