Screening everyone over 18 helps reduce the risk of costly evictions and ensures you’re fully informed about who will be living in your property.Additionally, be mindful of the number of occupants and how it might impact your property.

@Marcus Stokescan you start with a live-in flip or house hack instead?

Recently I’ve been living next to an illegal and poorly run STR operation and I can now better empathize with folks who strongly oppose them.

Live in one half, rent out the other.

I live in Lawrenceville, GA and am beginning my first house hack, working to purchase another property by the end of the year. 

If you're going to live in it for a bit and fix it up you can adjust accordingly.

We live in San Diego so would be long-distance, TBD if we self-manage or enlist a PM. 

Yes, at first it is hard to find renters but because of my patience, trust, perseverance and dedication, I am now living my best life and living financially free. 

I bought a single family because I thought I could house hack in the same way as a duplex and in ways it certainly could have and did work but I didn't expect the relational aspects of having people living in a property I purchased.

I’ve been starting my research by seeing what is being bought and what is on the market, and live nearby so would like to check out neighborhoods, but am wondering which neighborhoods I should invest in?