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I'm a fan of housing hacking too.

(My total damages are around 10K) and I do not live in Colorado...What would you do if you were in my shoes? 

I’m a fan of using equity just sitting there doing anything for me.

Originally posted by @Justin Massey:@Yosef Lee I would love to get in touch with you , I am in your shoes!

OTOH bathroom renovations aren't too expensive, and I am always a fan of a larger walk in shower stall. 

I'm definitely the "play it safe" type, which is why the buy-and-hold strategy appeals to me, and because this is all new to me I want to "start off slow", but I am open to hearing thoughts on other options I could consider as well.Put simply, if you were in my shoes, what would you do with that capital and now with one property under your name (if buy-and-hold is the most appealing strategy to you)?

I personally am a big fan of the Cleveland market.

Hmmm, seems like your broker isn't a big fan of investing there.

Personally not a fan of out of state BRRRR.I think it's a recipe for disaster and having been in the game for 10+ years, I've seen the disaster first hand as I bought hundreds of deals from disgruntled out of state investors who thought they can do it themselves.My property management company has doubled in 12 months also due to out of state investors getting caught with a poor property manager when trying to do it themselves from afar so they come to us for help 🤷‍♂️I'm seeing many investors buying D class crap on the MLS for too much and that needs work.They end up being into the property for 30% more than they would be that if they just bought turnkey.A true turnkey provider will find the cheapest/best deals through a variety of acquisition methods, renovate well and sell for fair market value (And manage in-house).If things go South, they are solely to blame and the penny drops with them.But with DIY, who is to blame?