If you were to ask any RE investor they'd probably tell you they wish they'd started sooner, considering you're only 18 puts you way ahead of the game.

I want to say it only took 5 business days, but to be fair, we also didn't have all our bank statements and paystubs prepared, so make sure you have that information ahead of time.

The things we put the most thought into were;1) How to arrive at a 'buy out price' ahead of time, meaning not to come up with it at the point someone wants out.

I might just go ahead and apply for the grant and just give it back when I purchase another property for house hacking? 

That would include the decision to go ahead and replace windows and sliders in 4 of the units which I would want to show in the capital expenditures for the year.

The more I reflect back on it and knowing that he's a type A go-getter, I think when I said we were interested in investing he went ahead and just threw us in that bucket.As far as not closing any deals with him, we had only secured him as our agent because we were looking for a rental property for ourselves.

I helped friends of my mine into an apartment in Ohio City back in 1987 - just a few clicks from the Westside Market. 

Just a heads up 

I plan on buying subject to and sellng on LO (rent to own) and either bank or seller (me) financing on a wrap.I strongly suggest everyone super educate yourselves from the above list in parallel with your marketing for sellers (the challenge today).How do you find sellers who will via negotiate rent to you while you get financing,,,, then you convert that "yes" into selling via leaving the mortgage in place (subject to):- Listed and long days on market- expired listings- For sale by owner in zillow (look for the click filter for FSBO) and craigslist.  

I grew up in construction and learned from my Dad: "never let a contractor get a nickel ahead of you."