Only one tenant smokes and it fills the other units quickly. 

Tenant is profusely sorry and stays in contact, but that does not pay the mortgage.

Some require that you inform tenants if you have an interest bearing account and pass the interest along. 

Have been talking about getting into real estate investing for the last 2-3 years and finally pulled the trigger on a 3 unit house hack in Soulard that will be closing later this month and will be self-managing the property.I'm trying to network a bit with other investors, build a solid team of contractors / handymen, and set my systems up in way to scale, but also so my tenants have a good experience.

✅ No risk, no cash out of pocket✅ You work with, cooperate with, the homeowner instead of negotiating against them✅ No tenants and toilets✅ No maintenance or repairs✅ Short-term deals with sizeable assignment fees✅ Those fees can fund long-term strategies like buy-and-hold or fix-and-flipIf you’re an aspiring investor looking for a low-cash entry point into real estate, Cooperative Assignments are an effective strategy.  

Just be cognizant that if you househack a multiunit, you have to live next door to your tenants, and you will also be steepening your learning curve by adding additional layers.

A tenant will be living in 1001 and they may get my mail.

I may look to sell after it’s done or place a tenant, refinance, and hold as part of a portfolio I want to build. 

It's possible that your tenants are using something like that and then bringing the stuff down to dry it.

I love that you’re already narrowing down specific zip codes and doing your due diligence.I’ve heard good things about 73170 and 73135, especially with the proximity to Tinker Air Force Base, which tends to attract stable tenants.