If you've only been a commercial agent for 6 months, you are just learning the basics.

Then when the tenants moves out, you can assess if there's any damages or cleaning.

I feel like this may be the best opportunity for house hackers as there will be some early adopters who capitalize on it because you can basically turn a single into a multi.

It was great to get our heads in the game, and got us to move quicker to get a house (since we were basically forced to get a pre-approved loan in order to tour houses...).

The rental had ratty furniture, a record player prominently featured in the marketing but it had no speakers, missing basics items in the kitchen, lots of drunks in the concrete hallways that reverberated right into the bedroom at 2am, a strong odor of urine outside, and more.We have super hosts in this forum that have hundreds of 5-star reviews and are masters of the craft, but I look at their rentals and see they don't have any artwork on the walls, decor is basic, they do nothing to make the guest feel welcome, etc. 

He is good for the basics like money management and not being stupid with your finances. 

Each area has its own rules on how it works, but basically, you buy the house, pay a deposit and agree to rehab the house within a certain amount of time.

It will familiarize you with the basic terminology and benefits.

I've stepped in to help many clients refinance and I'm shocked at how many times the investor doesn't know even the basics of the deal they are in.

My immediate goal is to acquire our first property and spend the next two years mastering the basics of real estate investment. ( Refining the Go and No property search criteria/ Learning the value of taxes and avoiding them as much as possible/ 1031 exchanges) Depending on my wife’s career orders, we may remain in Baltimore for 1-2 years, but I’m also exploring opportunities in West Texas, Sierra Vista, AZ, and Houston, TX.