An FHA loan with 3.5% down could make house hacking feasible, especially if you find a property where rental income offsets much of the mortgage.For now, prioritize house hacking close to work to keep things simple.

It's not as simple as the RE gurus preach on social media. 

A simple example might be rehabbing a 100 year old home to be a rental.

Create a simple spreadsheet or written list to compare the features of each and identify the ones that align with your requirements.

Keeping it simple with a smart TV works, but one popular streaming service could make guests feel extra taken care of without much effort on your end.Let's discuss more.

Our cleaning fees for the year were $40k, landscaping $2.5k, handyman $3k... all tasks that can be done by an operator and off set the loss of income from occupying the main house that brought in about $40k for 2024.My wife and I have decided that even though it makes good money, we have been in Texas for a year and we want to do something similar here and we are very much DIY people and don't want a PM company to run it to the ground.

I recently cooled off a member that has around 20 moderator notes on his account, all for the same violation, but they were spread out enough that other moderators decided to let him keep going.What if you created a simple three-strikes rule?

When developing, I'd first talk with the city building/zoning about what they want to see more of and where, and try a simple project that should be smooth sailing on plan approvals, saving you time and money. 

While I don’t suggest that the smaller type investor purchase and utilize “exotic” vehicles like foreign asset protection trusts, family limited partnerships with outside controls, or Byzantine or convoluted maze of ownership entities, the more simple strategies of using Series LLCs, self directed retirement plans, and paying off their home mortgage to the extent of the Federal BK homestead exemptions can insure that a plaintiff attorney never even considers going after them.  

It's a simple way to gauge the condition of the building's main sewer line.Unfortunately fraudulent rental applications are more common than one would think so good on you for catching that.