It sounds like you’ve got a solid foundation and a smart game plan, especially with the house hacking strategy.

Since you are not planning to hold them and sell them individually it makes sense to do this now or during closing.Cheers!

Where do you have or plan to have a good relationship with a PM?  

If you're planning to invest locally, I highly recommend it.

If you don’t have a backup plan, you’re in for a rough time.I don’t say any of this to scare people off—I’ve navigated all these challenges and built a great portfolio.

We plan on living in the house and doing most of the fixes and renovations ourselves.

Stessa/Thread Bank APY is currently 5.09% so I actually make money every month even though I'm on the pro plan.

Generally, a good property manager will make sure to do the following:- rollout a strong marketing plan - thorough application process - know the fair housing laws- have the vendor relationships to take care of any emergencies that could happen- dealing with late fees & evictions!

I plan on humbly taking any and all information but most importantly, using this information and never giving up.

I don't think the market will continue to appreciate as it has over the past few years and that equity isn't something I can realize until I sell the property which I don't plan to do.