I listened to podcasts, watched YouTube, read blogs and tutorials and just decided to go for it.  

I've read BiggerPockets' Real Estate Investing book and am particularly interested in the house hacking strategy, as I'd like to move out of my current living situation.Our main dilemma is choosing between a single-family home (renting out one room to a close friend) or a multifamily property like a duplex or triplex.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

I have read all of the "trends" and statistics but now I am Looking for feedback on personal experience in the Akron market.I appreciate it! 

I am currently trying to learn as much as possible by reading books and listening to podcasts.

this was a great read. thanks

The best advice I can give you for studying for you license is to voice record yourself reading questions and answers on notes cards.

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I just re-read and realized you're talking about getting loans for lien position 2, is that correct?

I re-read what you wrote and am not sure if you are the boots in Indy or you want them.