Wholesaling would be signing up for a job that will make you hate real estate and waste money (even though your sales background would help, I would use it to acquire for yourself later), so house hacking is a great option because you learn landlording.

I have a background in technology and real estate (I was a previous VC-backed technology company founder), so I am very tech-friendly, and I like to adopt solutions that streamline workflow/enable best practices. 

I lived in Sound End for a bit; beautiful, walkable area with plently to do 

Here's some background: Data warehouses need the following: 20-50 megawatts of power, land (3, 9000+ square foot facilities within arms distance of each other), water and fiber optics. 1.

It now cash flows beautifully, which I continue to utilize for other my other properties. 

I have a background in design and hospitality so I pair that with my knowledge on the real estate side of things.

First of all I put my acceptance criteria clearly in the ad: minimum credit score (enter X amount, 620 is what I use),income 2-3x rent, good rental history, references, no evictions, acceptance dependent upon background check and employment verification, pet policy, desired lease term, etc. so that people will hopefully read that and not come to the open house if they know they won’t qualify.

I did a background check and was able to look up his many properties across all states so I really don't have concerns he doesn't have any assets.

Lending is tough, you need to know the market you're lending in, usually you want to have an understanding of credit-risk and be able to pull credit and run background to get a better read on your borrower.

The most qualified applicant in my opinion is a family of three, whose credit and background checks are clear.