to your point, if you save up so that you're in a strong financial position, house hack a solid duplex in a decent neighborhood, make smart decisions, and hold it indefinitely, you'll be fine.conversely, if you have $0 and somehow start out with a risky flip, or borrow $20K and spend it all on a magic mentoring program, or buy a terrible property in a neighborhood you've never been to, you may not be fine.

It is not your responsibility to house this person's items indefinitely in your rental. 

I am open to any ways of obtaining a second property.

From it I have obtained the name of another competitive insurer to add to my arsenal.I have not used Opie, but after reading the posts here, I went online and obtained a quote for one SFH rental.

You can then measure the cash flow impact versus the potential cash you would obtain upon a sale.

If you decide to sell and find an investment property with a greater cash flow potential.A 1031 exchange would allow you to indefinitely all of the tax and use it to your advantage to reinvest into larger nicer property/properties.

For example, Ohio Real Title provides property lien search services across all 88 counties in Ohio, making it a convenient option for obtaining a thorough analysis before bidding on a property.Ohio Real Title is the company I use, and we have a joint venture with them.

How to obtain funding from equity in homes?

How many units are you looking to obtain? 

My goals with BP is to continue to learn everything I can about financing, analyzing deals, obtaining leads, and managing my rentals.