House hacking will also give you some personal "property management" experience.

Additionally, townhomes appreciate much slower than detached single family homes tend to.My personal advice would be to sell this property and then 1031 either into a better property near you that is low maintenance, or (probably better for you) invest the capital into a syndication or partnering with an active investor where you should get returns better than the stock market. 

As others said if you have a personal use for it then do it.

If you are looking for a loan product without having to use your personal credit, then a DSCR loan option may be for you.

Personally I've been investing myself for the past 4 but mainly on Flips and or SF rentals.

Hi all,  out of curiosity and personal interest in achieving this as well, I would like to get the GC license.

I personally am looking a MTR in that area, rather than the beach strictly for headaches regarding hurricanes/salt.

I personally spent 2 years bringing this cabin from 1970 to 2023 remodeling the entire property.

If you are evicting on the basis of personal occupancy, you need to provide two months notice.

I do not use craigslist, just a personal choice.