When you own a couple of units, the odds of there being unexpected vacancies that overlap each other are usually low, but when you acquire more and more real estate, the odds of tenants moving out around similar times increases. 

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.

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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.

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. 

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

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.

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