Can this still work as a house hack and can still rent it 1 year after purchase?

I've seen 1-2 months rent used in the past, so that might be a good starting point. 

Also depends on if you will ever want/need a roommate, one advantage of a 2bd is obviously if you are ever in pinch you can rent the 2nd bd, but if your pretty confident that’s not something you’ll do, I’d lean newer 1bd, not to mention that’s where the best deals are right now.

Has rent control worked anywhere on the planet or fails every time in the short & long-term.Why not have price control on college tuition, food, interest rates, new vehicle prices and energy ?

Hello BP community,This is my first post on the BP forum, thankyou in advance for any advise.We have lived in the US for the past 15 years, mostly renting and previously owning one property.

Currently, I rent in downtown Fort Lauderdale and want to move to invest in property.

Get the trash company to send a dumpster, rent a truck to get the supplies (or pay to have them delivered) and you're set. 

The costs, rents, and/or sale price is based on the micro-market that house is in, and only includes data from properties of the same  square footage (within 10% either way) as the house in  question.Since in most cases, I will have already analyzed the market ahead of time, all I'm really doing is waiting for a property in that market to become available at that maximum price. 

Tenant laws are super strict here and there are some cities that have rent control. 

RENT CONTROL - Every area of the country with rent control has problems with affordable housing for a variety of reasons.