I work with a ton of new investors as a realtor the #1 way to get started is just find a 2-4 unit in decent shape and buy it low down with conventional financing 5-10% then you can live in it for a year and do another next year.

To sell one of my investment properties, it is a single-family home that is valued at around $65k and no more than $70k, I have tenants who live in it for about three years and pay $950 a month in rent. the house is free and clear. 

She's from CT, but lives in CR for most of the year, so I assume she'll know some local folks.

The problem is, tenants who live in rent controlled units rarely want to leave.

I live in NJ but am looking to purchase an investment property in NY State.   

The only reason I recommend focusing on a couple neighborhoods, is because house hacking entails buying in a neighborhood you want to live in.  

Quote from @Cooper Schmidt: Hello Everyone,I currently live in Abilene, TX and serve as the Director of Basketball Operations at Abilene Christian University.

The one nice thing about achieving financial freedom through real estate is we have the luxury to say this and change our lives. 

Looking to do my first house hack and I am currently living in Orange County Ca, with the intentions to move to Santa Barbra.

Raise fees on building permits, give tax credits on renovations.Suburban sprawl really hasn't been a good thing for the US.Of course, it's all about supply & demand.But, if you can figure out why more people want to live in Hazel Park (leading to teardowns & rebuilds) versus south Warren or Eastpointe (nothing happening) then you can make millions.