One of the strategies mentioned is to offer 2-3 choices to tenants so they compare the choices rather than comparing your rental to others in the area.

When one side is done he knows he has no choice.

@Cory J AndersonI should have mentioned that I was mainly referring to the hard money side (since I have more experience with that). 

Hi @Tyler CrawfodLet's make some things clear.The main strategy behind "house hacking" is to be able to get into a unit and rent out another. 

Getting my license and working with investors here in the Chicago market has been one of the most rewarding career choices I have ever made.

Good morning,I am looking for some input from landlords in the central Maine area. 

As long as the learning isn't interfering with your main source of income I'd go for it.

Hey there- we help clients get into investment properties in Denver and Colorado Springs, and would say the main thing is to be very clear on what your most important metric is (cash on cash, cash flow, cap rate, etc.) because we often see people look at multiple metrics, which can make it very hard to make a decision.

hi there @Colin Dunne, welcome to the world of bpthere are many ways to go about investing in real estate and the truth is that there is no wrong way of going about it.as long as you #getstarted is the main thing, oh yes and don't lose money, there is some great information out there is on this website as well as youtube etc. the podcasts on here are amazing and they allow you to hear others successful stories as well as what was their motivation to get them going and continue pushing on.i'm soon starting my own meet up here in the area and bring in people that can help along the ways through this process,i'll keep you posted on the dates.

I learned about gohome in Maine from this article: https://www.prefabreview.com/blog/the-best-prefab-...But I'm open to considering others as well