House hacking is a great way to get started.

Also, I am assuming since you house hacked that you only did 5% down, which then increases your mortgage payments compared to 25% down buyers.

Utilities included.Fully rented.For sale off market.

I’m brainstorming ideas on how I can market myself to potential mentors in the STR game in order to gain experience.

They are going to have a pool, possibly hot tub, maybe a snack bar, and be beach front. at least comparing to the PCB market, most houses in comparable prices to condos dont have those things and are not beach front.

The house is a smaller colonial with 3 beds and 1.5 baths.

I bought my own house on a lease option.

The first agent is absolutely certain the house will sell in the high 400’s.  

I'm interested in investing in multi unit properties and potentially get into house hacking.

In high barrier markets, rents have gotten stronger but not the double digit growth we had seen, which was an anomaly.