If aren’t by able to find a suitable means before month 1 ends and your booking cancelation timeline then maybe you let them stay, but seeking someone who understands that offer or it perfectly fits could be a win win for you and them.

That's great if you got a home run deal, but the reality for your first one is to try and live for free, and then get better for HH #2, and then incrementally better for HH#3, as you progress in your investing career, you will be able to recognize those great deals, but it is much harder in the beginning since you have a huge learning curve. 

@Delmar Marsh JrAs you begin your investing career I would suggest using this website to get a general idea of the area you are looking to invest in. https://www.areavibes.com/Its a great starting point and gives you a whole list of data that you can look through. 

Ohio and Pennsylvania have lots of older small multifamily that I do think is very suitable to house hack - sometimes you can buy a place with a studio or 1 BR that also has a 3 BR or a 4 BR, you live in the smaller unit and you rent out the larger unit. 

Welcome to the BP community and best of luck in your Investing career!

I’m in a traditional career now and would love to scale up investing in some real estate over the next several years. 

However, if the unit is not suitable for showings, I'll wait until it's vacant.

If there's anyone who sees this that would be willing to hop on a quick 10-minute call to talk about possible career paths in real estate, I'd really appreciate it.

In a survey of high school and college-age people by software firm Jobber last year, 75 percent said they would be interested in vocational schools offering paid, on-the-job training (WSJ).”And this idea of blue collar career interest was recently discussed on the All In Podcast, which includes a group of prominent Venture Capitalists.

As a local real estate investor and agent, I have dedicated my career to understanding the intricacies of the housing market in our area.