@Grace Tapfuma Grace, love the ambition—setting a goal like a triplex by the end of the year means you're already ahead of most people who just ‘think’ about getting into real estate.

I can see many people's recommendations in the other thread being focused on house hacking, which makes sense to me. 

We are the kind of people who do not jump into anything without fully planning it out.

I’m here to learn as much as I can from this community, connect with like-minded people, and gain insights into smart investing strategies.Looking forward to networking and soaking up knowledge from all of you.

Most negative comments come from competitors, those nitpicking minor issues, or people who haven’t worked with the company at all.

It was difficult to find reliable cleaners and handymen at first but I have been operating for 2 years now and have found people I like.

Each grouping had a common room (perhaps it was shared by multiple groupings ... this was a detail I missed) with a nurses/aid workers office.Central to the two sides of the complex were common facilities such as a dining hall, gym {perhaps a pool ... another detail I missed}, theatre &  games room.With one of the fastest growing groups in our society being single people, we are examining a related idea of a  complex / building providing a modest-sized 1-bdroom "apartment" with more semi-private and common amenities.When I read the title to your thread, I thought it was a project proposing to mix students and seniors into a single complex ... and came in thinking, this ought to be interesting :-) 

Definitely looking to continue building my network and meeting new people and continue learning and growing. 

By poisoning the rats, you're letting them roam free into the world where people's pets can eat them, not wise. 

Even in your area, you may meet other out of state investors so you have more context for when you talk to the people who will make up your team there.