Thanks Sarah, I don’t see much house hacking going on in Essex or Dundalk in terms of listings on Zillow or FB so my concern would be finding professional adult roommates that want to house share in that area. i’ve been following a lot of the midterm rental groups in Facebook and the consensus is that contracts have decreased significantly and hospitals are using more local labor pools.

*I know the markets really well even better than some local agents.

I live in Phoenix and my business partner and I put on a couple local forums for investors like yourself to network.

I’ve met soo many OOS investors who lost money buying D class houses, someone sold them as B class.The ones who have success from out of state without coming talk to at least 10+ locals who really know the market to triangulate their information.

I refinanced it into a  5% 30-year mortgage with a local bank as the seller would only carry the loan for a year.

I am new to real estate investing and looking to connect with any local investor.

Show up at as many local meetups as you can to possibly meet the right seller, lender, or partner. 

-Local banks were the best.

One key he found was mixing a welcoming atmosphere with firm guidelines.. it typically falls under standard tenant landlord laws for eviction.. so you’ll want to double-check local regulations.You mentioned Furnished Finders and Padslipt.com.. from what I’ve heard, those can be great if you’re targeting traveling professionals or short term visitors.

Sees a lot of off market stuff because he is a property manager as well.The toughest part about investing outside of your locality is finding boots on the ground that you can trust.