For most of the 1st year I house hacked and rented out my 2 spare bedrooms, for 6 months that covered the mortgage.

•For your next purchase, check if you can leverage FHA financing again—it’s one of the most powerful ways to scale quickly.Resources to Learn More•Due on Sale Clause & LLC Transfers: Nolo.com•FHA Loan Rules for Multiple Properties: HUD Handbook 4000.1•Scaling from Single-Family to Multi-Family Investing: “The House Hacking Strategy” by Craig CurelopHope this helps!

Have you thought about house hacking? 

Not familiar with those markets, but here is my experience starting at 22 and what I regret after house hacking twice: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/922/topics/1133476-hous...

Are you looking to house hack on the fix & rent?

I only have 1 property under my belt and am currently house hacking my SFH. 

I needed to read this because I find myself going back constantly on my property criteria so my main focus is house hacking my way to least 5 .

You might also consider house hacking or a local deal first to get some hands-on experience before managing remotely.

I've had pretty good success the last couple years with a combination of house hacking and building Accessory Dwelling Units.

Are you planning to house hack, or are you exploring other strategies?