Be careful not to violate any Fair Housing laws during this process.

Any advice on this and experience/tips from others having gone through similar deals would be greatly appreciated!

.- PM is a licensed handyman, or has them on staff, and takes care of most unit turn work at a reasonable rate. - PM has no breakup/termination fee- PM does not take project management fees, except on large or complicated CapEx projects exceeding $5,000. 

However, the biggest con is that you are sacrificing a bit of your privacy by living right by your tenants and it is usually a lot more stressful since everything is your responsibility - managing tenant issues, handyman repairs, taking care of the lawn, etc.I would strongly recommend house hacking especially in the Columbus Ohio market!

A couple great co-living options is STR by the room, Student housing, sober living, Senior care... 

All the IRS cares is that the taxpayer is the same. 

Also, not sure what relationship you have established with your property manager but typically people hire managers to take care of this part and be tenant-facing.  

You have to be careful here.

It's a tip I heard from someone which I heard increases the response rate. 

You also mentioned you started pretty young, I am 18 and just purchased my first college rental, any tips?