,I have sold and been managing properties that are near the MIA and haven't had any complaints from residents who are living in them.

I have not had any experience with Easy Street Capital, but David Lichten resides in Gardiner, Maine and I have done many deals with him. https://kennebecrealtycapital.com/It's great to have options and compare, plus he is local! 

@Nick Henry this also comes down to how much time you have available and how much effort you are able to put into purchasing a home or building and doing renovations and then finding quality residents to live and take care of your asset.

This way if there’s physical damage by residents the company pays the first $500 to fix it.

Here’s a bit of background on my current situation:I own one rental property that generates $1,900 per month in rental income, and it is paid off ($300K).My primary residence is also paid off ($288K).I’m currently building another rental property with cash ($200K).

The lighting is a little dark in the picture but this will be a lovely/bright kitchen and living room for our next resident.

If you own this as a rental then there is not homestead exemption and you'll pay much higher tax rate than a resident/owner occupant in SC. 

I am a complete rookie to the real estate scene, I am looking to house hack for my first residence out of college.

I was just looking into this, and it seems that Oakland will only allow ADUs on properties with a single family residence (not multi-unit properties). 

Investment Info:Single-family residence fix & flip investment.