Now with Google Earth and other apps I can gather enough “feel” for the property to only site visit a property that we are ready to fund2.

There are many low cost areas of the US that are impractical to invest in because of the distance with the travel and hassle building a team. 

Hello, I just graduated college (in 3 yrs) with a finance degree and am finally ready to go all in on real estate investing.

Did you have to renovate it or did you find it ready to rent with those rates?

I came across a BP book that gave me clarity on what I knew to be true and now I am ready to begin my journey!

@Vincent DonatoVoting no on ceiling fans, at least in C-class apartments in older building in the Pittsburgh area.

First one is the primary residence and the other is another building (5 units) Im converting to all mid term rentals.https://www.furnishedfinder.com/property/289744_1https://www.furnishedfinder.com/property/558732_1

As you gain experience and build equity, explore leveraging your existing properties to finance additional purchases.

This is very desirable since you can comfortably live with a girlfriend/dog/whatever, and not lose comfort.Buying a SFH, building rooms, renting every room and sharing your room will almost certainly cashflow in most markets (outside of VHCOL cities).

We're considering the following options:1) Purchasing a single family/duplex and renting it out, continuing to live in and house hack our current house and building equity slowly.2) Purchasing a duplex, rent out one side and live in the other, rent out current house.