You can also expect increasing HOA fees, and there may be some problems renting a property inside a difficult.You don't have any experience, prices are at an all-time high, and rates are also high. 

My plan for this year is improve my credit, get my real estate license (to increase my income on top of my W-2), possibly career transition into the property management space (to learn more), and save as much as possible and learn as much as I can.I’d love to house hack close to home but my area is so expensive it seems like it’d be close to impossible. 

That may increase your cost or limit the coverage you can get.The Year that the following were updated (either partially or fully) would be good to know:- Heating systems- Roof- Plumbing- electricalSome companies will not write properties with systems that have not been updated.As long as you are living there, the proper policy for a 1-4 family is a "Homeowners" policy.

Ithaca, 10.8% YoY housing prices increase.

High ceiling looks great but increases your utility bill.

Remember, the notion of amassing wealth without investing is a dangerous myth perpetuated by self-proclaimed experts.

By the 3rd or 4th year if they aren't the same or have increased we all prob will have bigger problems

not everyone wants to be a landlord.. there is a whole bunch of real estate that does not include landlording.. or landlording at small SFR levels so take those comments with a grain of salt  those investors basically focus on that one thing and that is buying the next rental to increase their cash flow by 200 a month.. 

And this will only increase in my opinion so it's a great time to invest!

The shorter the prepayment term has an impact on increasing the rate.4.