It's lengthy and of course, they can pick and choose what to read or jump around to what they want to learn. 

Short term or long term, everything should function!

Essentially the only people who CHOOSE to move in the winter months are getting evicted from other people’s houses.

With your maintenance and construction background, you'll definitely have a leg up in creating value, whether you go with a smaller home or a multi-unit property.If you're exploring seller financing and deal structuring, connecting with experienced investors here in Chicago will be a game changer.

It is an awesome system and does everything for single and multi family management, makes our difficult job so much easier.

if you are worried about vacancy, then multi-family is what you should go for.

I'll rehab and brrrr if it makes sense but I'll either stabilize my real estate company a bit or move on something if a killer deal crosses my desk. always looking for small multi's on clevelands east side. 

I'm just getting started in real estate and am currently working with my realtor to get my first house hacking property, possibly a 3-4 multi family home in Pittsburgh.

My expertise is property management & I could help you with how to choose the right property management company, but it appears you are planning on self-managing.

This is why many buyers choose to pay cash even if they don't have to as they want their cash to be invested indeed, especially given the current inflation.