"Time on task over time"....there's no "easy" button. 

@Sean Grabow you can look up @Josh Caldwell from the Pittsburgh Reia group.

If your tenant is a decent person who has fallen on hard times, then you they often move out long before the Sherriff shows up.

Or should I save up separately for my first rental property and keep my personal residence out of this?

Even though I have done my own research, I still came up empty handed.  

You will quickly realize there is a lot of information out there, whenever, you're thinking of starting to invest don't get held up by paralysis by analysis.

I’m fairly new to the self-managing/property management business and certainly new to dealing with section 8 tenants.I have a potential section 8 tenant who has inquired about one of my properties and they are in their opinion “disgusted” with the way the carpet looks however up until this point in my efforts of marketing the property I have not had one complaint concerning the carpet.That being said she has requested to rip out the carpet, in turn to replace the carpet with hardwood floors. 

I'm a "new" realtor looking to learn more about investing from teaming up with investors.

The market was increasing and we were able to find an off-market deal from some friends who held the property for over a year had no interest in fixing it up.

By maximizing net operating income now, you are positioning yourself for a stronger refinance when rates drop​.Looking Ahead: The 2026-2027 OpportunityIn my view, 2026-2027 is shaping up to be a critical period for the real estate market.