The biggest thing that goes missing is the beach towels.

However, the biggest con is that you are sacrificing a bit of your privacy by living right by your tenants and it is usually a lot more stressful since everything is your responsibility - managing tenant issues, handyman repairs, taking care of the lawn, etc.I would strongly recommend house hacking especially in the Columbus Ohio market!

Your biggest resource will be from people.

This is typically the single biggest electricity draw in most homes.

The biggest detail is look for a nationwide bank that is full delegated with little to No overlays.

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

For me, I am a little hesitant because I would be in a situation where I would be trying to secure traditional lending (which should be very feasible given credit scores & what $$ amount I am pre-approved up to from my banks), meaning that I assume I would be forced into using my first-time homebuyer loan incentives.

What was your top 3 biggest lessons learned?

Last year January MN enacted the biggest # of changes all were added details and raised the bar of requirement for Landlords, including some specifically detailing how a listing must be detailed.

Looking back on your earlier projects, what were the biggest mistakes or lessons learned in securing funding or managing build costs?