I'd like to keep my first deal relatively simple and therefore I'm focusing on 3-4 MF for now with aims to quickly advance into 5+ MF and commercial.

Be flexible and respectful to both the residents and to the employee of the company actually paying the bill.I know this sounds incredibly basic and simple, and it is.

With house hacking, there is a simple rule in my opinion: The more uncomfortable you're willing to live, the better the numbers can work, the more comfortable you need to live, the less the numbers will work. 

I've flipped about a dozen properties here in Chicago, and quite honestly, it felt like something different went wrong on each one of them.My biggest piece of advice is to KEEP IT SIMPLE starting out. 

A simple search on a service like Propstream will show you what properties have them. 

But they are usually very simple to request. 

But the thing that really made me skeptical was the fact that they couldn't (and still can't) address simple questions without becoming highly agitated.  

You can do this with a simple, one-page addendum, or even a written statement added to the existing lease and signed by you and the tenant.Example:This lease agreement is hereby amended to reflect the change in ownership of the rental property located at 123 Straight Street, Cody, WY 82414.

Buy low, sell high, it's really that simple.

Start small with simple rehab projects like painting or landscaping to boost value without overextending.