Love how like-minded people come together.

I wanted to see what other people were using to set up their security deposit accounts? 

Don’t be distracted by people with other plans and ways.

There are thousands of people on here who will give their opinions about different parts of the process, don't be afraid to ask for help! 

Capacity and Tolerance. 1) Capacity: how many people can you comfortably fit in the property, is there room to add more, or add more value to the tenants to increase rent.2) Tolerance: How many people are you comfortable living with, if there are vacancies are you able to handle that.House hacking is an amazing path to homeownership, and a nice low barrier to entry into self managing your properties.

I think once you have 10 or more, it's probably smart to have your own people. 

A well connected agent can also tap into their network.. for instance, probate attorneys might know of people seeking short-term solutions.

I'm going to buy my first property within the next couple of months and I'm curious about how people manage their properties when they are not within a driveable distance of them.I understand they have property managers but where do you find them?

I really trusted my agent and knew several people who had invested in Reno so I took the leap after trying and failing for years to buy my own home in really high cost cities where I lived (NYC, DC, SF Bay area). 

I've had people put down $30,000 or even up to $50,000 as an option fee.