I do wish my primary business was easily "wrangled in". I

They are airline pilots and the house is close to the airport.A month after moving in, I received a call from the tenant saying he is out of town at the moment, and a friend who is on town for one night needs a place to stay and he offered his place. 

I also see it being beneficial for me by learning the local RE markets I want to begin investing in. I

I’m not far from you at all, I live in Summit and one of the places I’m looking to buy in is Berwyn

@Eric Piccione I house hacked a SFH for 3 years. 2 years in, I was tired. 

Near the end of the first lease a 3rd tenant moved in. I

Since my price range is that of $50 to $120 right now these states have an up and coming communities with big businesses moving in.  I

When it comes to bonding, I'm not sure which category my apartments fit in; I don't want to hire a company whose bonding won't apply to my building.

@George PauleyI agree that buying a house is smarter than renting, but I still don't believe that the property I live in is an asset unless it's also cash flowing, such as a duplex.

I was listening to Josh, Brandon & Grant Cardone on one of the podcasts & they were talking about how sometimes going the extra mile & doing something creative would make the difference over other offers.So far I’ve gather the following:- Earnest Deposit- Desktop under writing - Be fast at making the offer- Include a Love Letterif you have more things that have helped you get deals please share as the market where I’m in is very competitive with people even making offers above market price just to get the property.