My biggest advice I have for new landlords self-managing is know the laws and have a beefy lease.

Since I cant account for what their money cost,I have found that is the biggest flaw.

My biggest concern with house hacking is giving up my primary residence.

Biggest thing is not letting the tax tail wag the dog. 

The biggest lesson, which I learned early on: get clear on the type of property you want to buy, then tell everyone over and over again.

How did you decide on this property, and what’s been your biggest learning from this project?

There is no real reason to use illegals, there's just no real benefit to it and a lot of downside.

@Justin Goodrich I can speak for a lot of investors and say our biggest problems are out of our control. 

Investor focused realtors & Property managers are going to be your biggest asset since they'll be finding your deals & managing the day to day operations for you.

My brokerage is part of Anywhere RE, we have the biggest names under our umbrella (ERA, Caldwell Banker, Sotherbys, BHG, Century 21) and we have a fantastic referral program that I can hand pick an agent anywhere in the country and interview them for you to make sure they have the qualities you are looking for.