What was your financing source? 

Stick to these tools, and you should be significantly happier with your next renters  Thank you, I did screen all aspects and everything looked good in the beginning but the biggest problems seems to be the renter big off more than they can chew.

The biggest problem is selling.Here is a good example.

The biggest hurdle I have with convincing ppl to househack is they feel like they 'deserve' to live alone, they've put in the time with roommates in college, etc and they wanna feel 'grown-up'.

You're going to get a lot more business by being a credible source of information that says out loud that it's a "what can you do that is really hard?"

Bogleheads was the source of most of my formative personal finance education (for ~14 years), and it’s relevant because the SWR discussions there are typically in the 2-4% range.

These relationships became the foundation of my journey, providing me with insights that couldn’t be found in books or online courses.Building Relationships with Intentionality: Beyond TransactionsOne of the biggest lessons I learned early on is that relationships in real estate are about more than just business transactions.

It's a beautiful custom home, one of the biggest and easily one of the nicest homes in a so-so neighborhood of Oakland, CA (i.e.

To save you having to read back thru the thread, here it is yet again:Open a HELOC (or some other credit line, or begin accumulating income from one or more sources).

Professional staging, virtual tours, and high-quality photos can help them envision how the space fits their lifestyle, whether it’s for entertaining, work, or family.To overcome the “biggest house in the neighborhood” concern, shift the focus to its uniqueness and lifestyle potential.