The cashflow possible when renting by room to students is high, and that is what I need for stage one of my FI journey.

I come from a project management & process improvement background (Lean Six Sigma Master Blackbelt, PMP, Stanford Certified Project Manager) and have applied the lessons I've learned implementing SmartSheet solutions in a fortune 100 company to my own real estate investments and have found it very helpful.Example SmartSheet Capabilities:- Dashboards with charts and reports- Workflow notifications and approvals- Formulas- PDF automation- Gantt chartsUse Case Examples:Deliveries - Given that I'm not physically present to receive deliveries I need to ensure a smooth handoff to the individual receiving the delivery, ensuring the furniture/appliance/amenity/etc. is in good condition, and staging it.

As a best practice, tenants should be provided with written notice of this arrangement to ensure they are aware of it and not being charged above-market rates.All the best!

Fifth, buy a home, stage it, post it on Airbnb and VRBO, and start making money.I wish you the best in your search.

I started my journey at your age too and I feel that I could give some valuable insight to you as what I did at your stage in life.

But most here are probably in the early stages of their real estate investing endeavor.  

Are you going to be running the property yourself or are you investing with an experienced partner, perhaps via Tenants In Common (TIC) arrangement?

Find one that offers a flat fee, or in stages.

On top of the obvious, sourcing/analysis/resources part.After closing hundreds of deals, FIRE Realty Team has refined the process of helping investors get from analysis paralysis and the "I can't find anything" stage -- to owning cash flowing portfolios.Typically, I'm not one to reveal FIRE Realty Team "secrets" to non - FIRE Realty Team clients, as the above post sheds some insight...but I also know we have a good thing going and it makes a lot of people a lot of money so it's probably good to "give a taste" of how we can help investors.Can't promise everyone a no-rehab, perfect BRRRR, but can definitely promise, we are very good at helping investors build investment portfolios.

I understand house hacking provides certain advantages but due to my living arrangements in NYC, I cannot list any other residence as my own.