I think he's in the process right now so I'm not sure how it's turned out, but last time I spoke with him it seemed that it was going well.I always tell people looking to do co-living that there is a certain amount of risk that you have to be willing to take on.

But what it comes down to is creating relationships and conversing with new people.

For most people a house hack is a great start. 

We are from there originally and travel to the area to see family and the explosion of the number of people traveling to the Hocking Hills has made it the 3rd most visited place in the state of Ohio behind Cedar Point, Kings Island. 

At the end of the day we can screen our tenants all we want, but cannot control what people do.  

Take people's advice and also dont take people's advice, make a decision that best fits your situation. 

I hear what Zeona is saying, but it may be irrelevant if say you are in the North San Fernando Valley where people from the Palisades aren't going.

I've seen a lot of people ask questions regarding loans on manufactured homes, but I didn't quite find what I was looking for when searching.

One thing to note when getting conventional mortgages and spouses.There is a 10 limit per person for conventional financing.You can either do 10 conventional in each person's name which would be 20 mortgages for 2 people or if you do the mortgages jointly, will only allow 10 in total.My thoughts are not to own joint assets until you are both married. 

I've seen a lot of people mentioning reading books and soaking up knowledge to start.