There’s nothing wrong with playing it safe, starting small, mastering your strategy, and then scaling up—especially when using other people’s money.That said, as others have mentioned, house hacking is a fantastic strategy.

about you (especially NOT your email, keep it safe), about a few seconds after (it is a setting, setup s..., whatever) it pops up another offer right on your face (meaning, they keep trying you to whatever cross selling, it is really a simple sales tactic, a psychological trigger to urge you to a decision to buy something). 3) Close the damned pop up, scroll down to the bottom of the page, and check anything on the footer that says "Privacy Notice - Terms of Use - Disclaimer" (It will be active and linked to another page, if it is underscored on hover of your mouse) - I went for the sweet "Terms of Use" - this is either a bought or internet stolen general legal terms twisted a little to fit their business verbiage façade (but you will see many errors of any kind), and here is the thing: legitimate businesses are really verifiable, and provide legitimate links!

Is the information about “In MA, tenants generally have 30 days to pay repair costs...” available somewhere online? 

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If you work a day job in addition to your plans to pursue real estate in this way, then focusing in 1 city/MSA will drastically reduce your time spent focused outside your job, allowing you to keep your income high, your job safe, and your problems simpler.

Poke around online to see if any of those organizations are in the area.Thanksgiving through the end of January is the absolute slowest time of year for leasing properties.

I wanted a cohesive, fairly upscale look, so bought new from a variety of places including a local furniture store, Amazon, Wayfair, Target online, Home Depot online, Pottery Barn, Article, and others.

I think it's safe to assume that all investors' capital is gone here.

I don't care what anyone online says if you live there and have tenants at your home it will be a job. 

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