Also, happy to put you in touch with my brother who's an agent nearby if you'd like to check out some properties -- either by browsing inventory online or viewing in person.Good luck!

I  totally agree to follow the debt snowball and invest with leverage.

Zillow and other online estimates are usually not accurate.

My wife and I have a total of $102K in two separate Roth IRA accounts.

The total investment of $250k came from my savings.  

I totally agree with you that house hacking under personal name even for a year is too risky. 

Assumptions $8,106.00 Take Home Pay Income http://www.taxformcalculator.com/tax/150000.html ($2,611.60) Student Loan 230k, 10 yr amort, 6.5% ($150.00) Minimum Monthly CC Payment I have no idea how to calculate this, so I put this number in ($648.36) Principal & Interest 140k, 30 yr amort, 3.75% ($187.50) Taxes & Insurance 1.5% of 150k house ($179.69) Car payment 10k, 5 yr amort, 3% $4,328.85 Total After Leverage   ($2,828.85) Monthly Spending Even after $1k groceries, $200 gas, $200 cable+phone?

The information you need should be available on line, All state/city landlord tenant regulations and codes should be readily available with a simple search.You need to know all the codes governing your business so you may as well start studying now.

How many units can you successfully manage on your own, without it totally consuming you're life and having it screw up your day job....I'm at 14, and I gotta say this is getting pretty tough at times

I have 60 duplex buildings, a total of 120 units I would be interested in working out a transactions - Do you believe you could qualify?