Be mindful that there are rules that the lenders want you to check off.Furthermore, there are other rules on the tax side where you want to normally be under to get the most tax benefits.The magic number in both instances is '14 days'Lenders want you to stay atleast 14 days to meet the secondary home requirement.The tax accountant normally wants you to stay less than 14 days or 10% of the days it was used as a rental to treat it as a rental and not as a personal residence.Best of luck!

Be sure to explore all around the forums as well as many of the FREE tools that Bigger Pockets provides.I am on the lending side of things and am always happy to hop on a call to discuss loan options that are out there, even if not offered by my resources.

The team is already there - they do everything.

And there are some investors who go for those lesser quality areas, because they have experience in those types of properties and know they can buy there inexpensively. 

Possibly just some carpet and paint type of properties at the beginning until you get to know more people out there.

Voice AI is out there and there are impressive demo videos but there’s nothing like a human-to-human trust building conversation.

I've only been in a week so far, I'm hoping there is a little more structure for new members than there seems to be at this point.  

If there is little or no appreciation, every investment dollar must come from your savings.

There are a few rare cases where you can do 10% down on a long term loan if the seller will carry in 2nd position.  

There are a couple of small areas I look in to house hack myself, but because I'm going to live there, I've really narrowed it down.Keep us updated!