Share your success stories, the lessons learned along the way, and any questions you have for fellow investors who might be a few steps ahead in their house hacking journey.

If you know Gary then you are ahead of that game on a competitive advantage.

Frequently in Arlington and Richmond visiting friends.

Then, of course, visit real property/tax department for past due/current payment status of all taxes.

Quote from @Alex Longinidis: Well, you have seven posts so that puts you ahead of a lot of people!

Yes, you will only get about 50cents on the dollar, but you will be way ahead after your first deal.Run the numbers.

Its Detroit I assume you made at least 20% net, so now pay this and your still way ahead of the game 

Make sure you discuss the logistics of taking draws with your lenders ahead of time so they give you the green light.This is in fact something that can be done and investors do.

Rgds  It was always interesting when out of state folks visit Toledo and would say our B class is there "Z class" lolI guess being born with a silver spoon causes such a judgement.But it is what it is.Toledo's "B class" has IMO been lower priced with higher cashflow than in pretty much any other market in the Midwest.Won't steal Andrew's thunder here but some decent zip codes to consider on a "street by street" basis are 43609, 43610 and 43620.Wouldn't have touched them back in the day but have been finding some decent pockets lately.43612 and 43613 is "creme de la creme" for full market value.It's a hard gig getting anything under market value nowadays.Much success 🙏👍

My wife and I love visiting NoCal every year or two to explore wineries.