Absolutely, the passive income from owning rentals is great but I also love getting into big projects and seeing the transformation from start to finish@David Jesperson What city/market are you looking to buy and what type of properties are you looking for, SF, 2-4 MF, or 5+ MF?

Akron is a very blue city and are not very landlord friendly - source of income protections, etc... 

At this point, I would recommend having a line of credit to cover these things so you don't have money sitting in the bank doing nothing when it could be put to work.I have 33 units, no debt except for mortgages, and excellent income.

If you still want to rent out your other bedroom you can have a tenant in the opposite side AND a roommate which would give you two income streams.

-22 years old-$50,000 pre tax income from business this year-80k in savings-30k in investments-pre approved for $350,000 (had to use parents as co-signers because I started business 2 years ago and didn’t make much first year)Looking to get into first house by house hacking a 4 bed 2 bath renting out 3 rooms.

I am invested in a small multi family in TX and the management was not able to fill the property and do repairs and the income has dwindled badly.

I should look at the expenses vs the income (rent collected) and not the selling price of the property. 

Too many low income apartment buildings near by / vacant buildings. 

Take the proceeds and invest in a highly trusted Syndication or fund and enjoy the passive income.

Well, STR can work well for people who own a vacation house for personal use, and just want to generate some extra income when not in use.