Quote from @Sarah Kensinger: Boston is not STR friendly unless you live in the property.

I know in Philadelphia if I had a 2 BR house it would be viewed favorably by tenants who are seeking 2 BR living situations because most inventory will be apartment style living and for this reason would achieve a rent premium.

For scaling your portfolio, consider house hacking another multi-family property to minimize living expenses while building equity.

Hey Scott,I have family members that live in Greenville, North Carolina, but I myself live in Creedmoor, North Carolina.

@Jarrod OchsenbeinIt's great to hear that you are succeeding with the co-living model.

I bought a single family because I thought I could house hack in the same way as a duplex and in ways it certainly could have and did work but I didn't expect the relational aspects of having people living in a property I purchased.

Quote from @Tove Fox: I live in California and am interested in purchasing my first investment property in an A or B neighborhood in one of the above states, ideally under $300k.

I lived there for a couple years and I met this guy who has bought and managed a ton of property there. 

Live in one side and renovate that side, then after the lease for the other unit is up move into that one and renovate it.

Hey BiggerPockets Community,I’ve been investing in co-living real estate since 2020, and over the years, I’ve met countless investors who get their first deal (or maybe their second)… and then stop.They don’t stop because they want to—they stop because they hit a wall.Somewhere between Property #1 and Property #3, investors often find themselves stuck, unable to scale the way they originally envisioned.