I have never worked for anyone always been 1099 for 40 some years.. so to me its a life style..

Another building in the neighborhood (same style & plan) is listed for $300,000.The neighborhood is near a new stadium (Atlanta Braves), several employers and shopping/restaurants, but is just outside the city proper.Thank you so much for all your advice/help!

I would challenge you to empower and teach yourself

It teaches you all the nuances of being a landlord, you'll experience a lot of things you read in the forums first hand, if you buy the right deal you can save money and dip your feet in investing with a little less risk than a non owner occupied property. 

Kind of hard learning things in a area where no one teaches, genuinely helps or let along want to give advice on financial freedom so i thank BIGGERPOCKETS for being my second home and this is my biggerpockets family.

That said, most folks here will hold their properties in LLCs for the asset protection benefits that the structure provides.Here is an article that explains the benefits of the LLC structure - https://www.landlordology.com/landlord-rental-llc-... and another https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/forming-an-llc-...As for the house hacking you are considering, if you go with an FHA style loan you'lll have to live in the property for a while.

Thanks BP members for teaching me how to increase cash flow!

Take into account your management style and how easy it is to approach the tenant.

Four-bed, three-bath ranch-style home in the Willowbend area of Houston (zip code 77035). 

So it seems you should actually be teaching others how to get to that $10,000 mark.