Raw land is an advanced game with a lot of tricky issues to navigate.

First, you need to stop listenng to your girlfriend, who has zero 'skin in the game'.

their garage was #25. its the game room.

Not an STR owner or manager yet, but looking to potentially get into the game. 

If you told him you have been playing pickup games for the past year and need help improving your jump shot, now he has evidence you're motivated and a specific goal he can quickly help you work towards.

.- When house hacking, be sure to establish a good relationship with your tenants, but avoid "being friends".

It helps you establish one economic unit to meet material participation hours.If you are in higher income tax brackets, I suggest getting a multi-member LLC for audit protection.

If not, you two are going to buy something out of state with no experience and take a dirty bath.Thank you for your response.I know I have to do my due diligence but I just want to get ahead and get in the game as soon as possible.I did think about house hacking a multifamily but as you mentioned about California, I've seen many people suggest not investing in Cali and I'm afraid that the leverage of the 3.5% down payment would be too big for me to handle the big monthly payment.I've seen a lot of people invest out of state by forming teams, but is that not a viable way to go about investing in properties?

Have the tenant sign off on a move-in checklist to avoid disputes later.If your not using a property management company, you will also want to establish a plan for handling maintenance requests and emergencies.

Need to make sure that all legals are in place as buying overseas is a risky game for sure.Hurricane Jaoquin went through so everything is literally 50% off lolThanks and much success