So everyone will give you a different  opinion but the point is going to be this .....”Just pick one, and go with it!”

In most states, you are required to make a "good faith effort" to find a replacement tenant as quick as possible.Don't forget the tenant that left is also responsible for utilities and upkeep until a new tenant is placed or the 30 days are up.

I’ve been successfully house hacking for the past year, renting out my three spare bedrooms and occupying the fourth, allowing me to live for free since the rent covers my mortgage and utilities.

I highly recommend  you look into that.Something you might want to look into before you get started1) Soak up as much info as you can so that you know what you're doing.2) Pick a niche and try not to get distracted by various means of investing.3) Build your team before hand - insurance agent, local community banks, lawyer, realtor, property manager and handymen.4) Run numbers on a LOT of properties just to get familiar with the process.5) Research on neighborhoods that work out for you.6) Network.

Later I attempted to utilize some equity within my home but have been running into problems.For the sake of anonymity, my asset protection attorney uses his name as trustee when the deed is filed.

You can utilize a service such as IMAPP to pull comps, but if you don't have a subscription it could be costly..

@Matthew Dreiling out of state turnkey is definitely a viable option for first-timers, it's actually one of the REI strategies that new investors find to be the easiest transition since it is very hands off (after you do your due diligence and pick a property, of course).

We will build a small house over the next few years, hopefully picking up a few more rentals asap. 

Pick their brains, be a sponge, and soak up the information.

If you have any days where you are free I'd like to pick your brain over coffee!