For a first time investor, I definitely recommend house hacking for most people as homeowner loans are by far the best in terms of rate and LTV. 

I've asked BP why several times and never received an answer.  

waste of time utl is not reponsible.. turn it over to insurance

This would be a waste of everyone's time and money.

Just click on my website link in my signature line and you can schedule a time with me to learn more! 

Our team has been pounding the pulpit for five years about how favorable our tax brackets are and helping clients conduct moves such as IRA to ROTH IRA conversions in order to take advantage of the current tax deal of our lifetime.

That's great that he travels so much but ask him to provide where he rented and where he slept during that time. 

As you look to scale, just make sure to hold/build reserves for when repairs come up and take your time screening tenants as you will find a vacant unit is much less stressful than dealing with a bad tenant.

This requires an income that allows you to maintain your standard of living throughout your life.

Multi-family real estate is something I am planning on doing after I graduate college and eventually full-time.