Do your homework first - then you'll be ready for a more meaningful conversation with a landlord.Best...Thanks for your response. so I have researched the rates and I understand that screening a tenant is crucial. mu biggest concerns are the carrying costs until a tenant is filled as I’ve heard the process can take up to 3 months to find a tenant.

•Downside protection if properties are purchased requiring improvement to provide a fast increase in capital valuation – improvement means non structural renovations/work.

Biggest lesson learned was to keep at it, keep learning, and work with seller and title company to get the deal done.

Ok, now, conversely with real estate, that is simply not possible. '08' was the biggest hit to real estate in our life times, of EVERYONE alive at the time of it, right.

My biggest struggle on my first purchase has been solid property management.

The biggest issue is that forgetting to assign a location or choosing the wrong one can mess up your balance sheet, leading to inaccuracies.

There's money to be made whatever you decide to do but your biggest advantage is your age and time available to learn and grow.I have thought about house hacking for quite some time now.

I also am very interested in purchasing more STRs, and this is a really low risk way to see if I'm up for it (we have a 2.9% interest rate on our mortgage).My biggest concern is an ongoing plumbing issue we have had.

The biggest issue I see is that they are looking to restrict STRs in the area so why would I buy there knowing it could all go away.

They are 100% correct.The downside sometimes to forums is people have a superman complex and get the impression real estate is easy as they think everyone is doing it and just jump in without the knowledge or expertise.