As a former house hacker myself, I'd suggest you try not to get too close (in terms of friendship) with your tenants - the tenant/landlord relationship can make it tricky to become friends.Do you have a price range or down payment amount that you're targeting?

As a local investor and agent here in Columbus, let me know if you have any questions or want to connect!  

If you are in DFW area, do you recommend any meetups that aren't sales/marketing groups disguised as a RE meetup?

I am exploring options - sell his place, use is as a rental or take some equity out if it to purchase another property (I was thinking maybe a short term rental on the lake)?

My husband and I run a MTR in Lincoln Park that was previously renting as a LTR.

If I may, a lot of the issues we are running into with insurance is that consumers no longer use insurance as a catastrophic fall back but rather, they nickel and dime on small claims that compund into larger issues. 

as a "donation" (translating to the benefit of taking a deduction for 2025).

Whenever I have used seller financing as a buyer I always put in the note that the note holder must give me the first right of refusal to purchase my note at the same discount they are selling it at.

Oklahoma as a whole has strong rental demand in many markets, just need to be mindful of the price-to-rent balance, as you mentioned.

We want to acquire a property in one of these areas, not only as an investment but also as a place where we can stay when we visit the United States.