Also, I agree with some of the above that house-hacking makes a lot of sense if you're young and bold enough (and can stomach living with tenants in an up and coming neighborhood).That being said I'm still looking to invest more out of state such as in the Mid-West, Indianapolis and it's suburbs belts for long term buy and hold as well as in the South Florida/ broward/miami area some more due to some family ties to that area.  

@Jacqulyn Hughes if you don't mind, might I take that bolded part of your excerpt and send it to my RE attorney for his opinion so I can be protected?

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Buying w/o an agent, especially your first offer is IMO BOLD & Gutsy. 

Be bold and ask people to meet up.Try to attend your local REI networking groups and meetups.

Back up your bold statement dude.  

Big bold letters in the contract, in person, and again at closing:"This transaction WILL affect your ability to obtain financing for future large purchases"With that, I would highly suggest not keeping it for a few years.

Be bold!

I like the bold colors!

I was more frustrated that this article was put out with bold text, strong/factual-seeming statements, etc., and could be potentially wrong on even a very basic level.